# Accident 19910626024069A: Bell STC47, Goldendale, WA, June 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1991, 05:28 local time
- Place: Goldendale, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GEVG
- Location: 45.8405° N, 120.7609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8405&lon=-120.7609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7859S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7859S-2001-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL STC47
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,861 total, 877 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910626024069A

## Narrative

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

MADE AUTOROTATED LANDING INTO TREES AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. FUEL TANKS CONTAINED UNDETERMINED AMOUNT 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 SEA91FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA142), Jun 26, 1991: Bell 47G-3B1 (N7859S), Goldendale, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF 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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