# Incident 19910625041919I: Bell 47D1, Howe, TX, June 25, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1991, 15:34 local time
- Place: Howe, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5075° N, 96.6155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Howe, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5075&lon=-96.6155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74121, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74121-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910625041919I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE BEING REFUELED, IN AN OPEN FIELD.

## Other reports on N74121 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750606017359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750606017359A), Jun 6, 1975: Bell 47D1 (N74121), Carmi, IL, Substantial damage. Hit wires across drain ditch.
- [Accident 19730521012869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730521012869A), May 21, 1973: Bell 47D1 (N74121), Decatur, TX, Substantial damage. Eng quit ovr trees,increased m/r pitch to avoid trees,lost m/r RPM.fuel gage 1/4 with empty tank.

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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