# Accident 19910519016509A: Bell 47G3B1, Malott, WA, May 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1991, 09:21 local time
- Place: Malott, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GFHG
- Location: 48.2994° N, 119.7706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2994&lon=-119.7706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73903, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73903) (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 TVO435A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910519016509A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON SPRAY RUN. STRUCK TREES LANDING. HAD INFLIGHT FIRE. AUX FUEL PUMP CASING BROKE AT FUEL LINE FITTING.

## 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 SEA91LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA109), May 19, 1991: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N73903), Malott, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP CASING RESULTING IN AN IN FLIGHT FIRE AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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