# Accident 19910820035189A: Bell 47G4A, Kettleman, CA, August 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1991, 07:00 local time
- Place: Kettleman, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PWWG
- Location: 36.0510° N, 119.9892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0510&lon=-119.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4062G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4062G-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 14,000 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA363) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910820035189A

## Narrative

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

FUEL STARVATION DURING SPRAY RUN. MADE HARD LANDING DAMAGING HELICOPTER.

## 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 LAX91LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA363), Aug 20, 1991: Bell 47G (N4062G), Kettleman City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A NON-MECHANICAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION BY THE PILOT'S IMPROPER CALCULATION OF THE FUEL SUPPLY AND SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N4062G (1)

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

- [Accident 19730525013889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730525013889A), May 25, 1973: Bell 47G4A (N4062G), Borger, TX, Substantial damage. During cattle round up tail rotor struck sand hill.

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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