# Accident 20000804009349A: Bell 47D, Stockton, CA, August 4, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2000, 17:24 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Airport: Stockton Metropolitan
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8944° N, 121.2386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8944&lon=-121.2386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39KH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39KH-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D (registry code 1180702, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000804009349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THURSDAY AUGUST 3, 2000 PILOT FUELED AIRCRAFT TO THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF 29 GALLONS OF FUEL. AT APPROXIMATELY 0600 HOURS THE PILOT FLEW FROM LODI (WESTWIND FARMS) TO FRENSO (FAT).  ON FRIDAY AUGUST 4, 2000, APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS, AFTER REFUELING THE AIRCRAFT TO A MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF 29 GALLONS OF FUEL, THE PILOT BEGUN HIS RETURN FLIGHT BACK TO STOCTON AIRPORT (SCK) USING THE SAME ROUTE.  WHEN APPROACHING SCK THE PILOT CONTACTED THE TOWER AND MADE AM EMERGENCY AUTOROTATION LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SCK.  HARD LANDING RESULTED IN MAIN ROTOR BLADE HITTING THE TAIL BOOM CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH.  FLIGHT TIME FROM FAT TO EMERGENCY LANDING WAS 1 HOUR AND 35 MINTUES.

## 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 LAX00LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA288), Aug 5, 2000: Bell 47D (N39KH), Stockton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate planning by which he miscalculated fuel consumption which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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