# Incident 19900112005469I: Bell 47G3B1, Hebbronville, TX, January 12, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1990, 18:00 local time
- Place: Hebbronville, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3250° N, 98.6857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hebbronville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3250&lon=-98.6857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8505F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8505F-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,037 total, 146 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900112005469I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. AUTOROTATED TO HARD LANDING. STATED SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH FUEL FOR FLYING TIME.

## Other reports on N8505F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050519034269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050519034269A), May 19, 2005: Bell 47G3B1 (N8505F), Twin Brooks, SD, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 19, 2005, at approximately 6:15 pm CDT, a Bell helicopter aircraft m/n BHT-47-G3B1, N8505F, operated by commercial pilot [privacy data omitted]…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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