# Accident 19900731029399A: Bell 47G3B1, Coon Rapids, MN, July 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1990, 10:07 local time
- Place: Coon Rapids, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CUHG
- Location: 45.1597° N, 93.3108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1597&lon=-93.3108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4990H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4990H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DER03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DER03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900731029399A

## Narrative

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

ON RETURN TO BASE AFTER A SPRAY OPERATION ENGINE QUIT. AUTORATATED TO TAIL STRIKE LANDING. WAS OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 CHI90DER03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DER03), Jul 31, 1990: Bell 47G3B1 (N4990H), Coon Rapids, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS AND MISJUDGEMENT OF HIS FUEL SUPPLY.

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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