# Accident 19910506014429A: Bell 47G3B1, Yuma, AZ, May 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1991, 20:15 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Yuma Mcas - Yuma International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SZDG
- Location: 32.6831° N, 114.6593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6831&lon=-114.6593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N304JD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,408 total, 4,700 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910506014429A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX91LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA193), May 7, 1991: Bell 47G3B1 (N304JD), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO PERFORM FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO 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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