# Accident 20060523010029A: Bell 47G5, Soledad, CA, May 23, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2006, 07:00 local time
- Place: Soledad, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LSHG
- Location: 36.4228° N, 121.3439° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4228&lon=-121.3439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4741R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4741R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 310 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060523010029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN UNTIL FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT FAILED TO EXECUTE A SAFE LANDING FROM THE SUBSEQUENT AUTOROTATION, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX06CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA180), May 23, 2006: Bell 47-G5 (N4741R), Soledad, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations and failure to refuel the helicopter which resulted in a loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N4741R (1)

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

- [Accident 19731130038249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731130038249A), Nov 30, 1973: Bell 47G5 (N4741R), La Verne, CA, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation. Lnd in soft area.

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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