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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G3B1 · Yuma, AZ · May 6, 1991

Date
May 6, 1991 · 20:15 local
Place
Yuma, AZ
Airport
Yuma Mcas - Yuma International
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
SZDG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N304JD
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA193
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435A1F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,408 total4,700 in this make and model172 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit at end of pass over orchard. Autorotated into trees. Less than one gallon fuel on board.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AT END OF PASS OVER ORCHARD. AUTOROTATED INTO TREES. LESS THAN ONE GALLON FUEL ON BOARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.