# Accident 19900402011859A: Bell 47G3B2, Hillsboro, OR, April 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1990, 08:30 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.5121° N, 122.9883° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5121&lon=-122.9883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9449J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,369 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900402011859A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A SPRAY OPERATION. UNABLE TO AUTOROTATE AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA90LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA060), Apr 2, 1990: Bell 47G-3B-2 (N9449J), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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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