# Accident 19970616014299A: Bell 47G3B1, Fallon, NV, June 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1997
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4996° N, 118.2897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4996&lon=-118.2897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1335X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1335X) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97TA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97TA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970616014299A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE RETURNING TO BASE.

## 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 LAX97TA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97TA213), Jun 16, 1997: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N1335X), Fallon, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: exhaustion of the aircraft's fuel supply, due to improper planning and/or decision. A factor related to the accident was the high density altitude which made a successful autorotative landing…

## Other reports on N1335X (2)

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

- [Accident 19960910035739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960910035739A), Sep 10, 1996: Bell 47G3B1 (N1335X), Rangely, CO, Substantial damage. During herding horses for bofl contract. Tail rotor hit large sage brush. Too low to auto. Impacted. Chopped tail.
- [Accident 19790714029209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714029209A), Jul 14, 1979: Bell 47G3B1 (N1335X), Montello, NV, Substantial damage. Helicopter was being used in a horse roundup. Evidence was found to indicate a tail rotor strike.

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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