# Accident 20120709012379A: Bell 47G-3B-2, Treynor, IA, July 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2012, 06:45 local time
- Place: Treynor, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: U9QG
- Location: 41.1897° N, 95.5867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1897&lon=-95.5867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2919W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2919W-2025-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B-2
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C10D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 850 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA435) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120709012379A

## Narrative

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

AS STATED BY THE PILOT, DURING AERIAL APPLICATION WHILE TRAVELING NORTH THE AIRCRAFT MOMENTARILY TORQUED LEFT AND A WARNING LIGHT QUICKLY FLASHED. A CHECK OF THE GAUGES WAS PERFORMED AND ALL APPEARED TO BE NORMAL, INCLUDING FUEL QUANITY WHICH WAS JUST BELOW THE QUARTER TANK MARK.SPRAYING WAS CONTINUED FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. AS A RESULT THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ONTO A SOYBEAN FIELD. FUEL SAMPLES TAKEN FROM EACH TANK AND FUEL FILTER APPEARED NORMAL. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK, AND ONLY VISIBLE BELOW THE BOTTOM BAFFLE IN THE RIGHT TANK.  FUEL WAS DRAINED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR CUSTOM AIR, LLC AND REVEALED THE COMBINED TOTAL FROM BOTH FUEL TANKS WAS APPROXIMATELY 1.75 GALLONS. TOTAL FUEL CAPACITY IS 61 GALLONS WITH 57 USABLE AND 4 GALLONS UNUSABLE. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAKING FROM EITHER TANK, OR EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN12CA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA435), Jul 9, 2012: Bell 47G-3B-2 (N2919W), Treynor, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N2919W (2)

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

- [Incident 19800117015169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800117015169I), Jan 17, 1980: Bell 47G3B1 (N2919W), Sweet Home, OR, Minor damage. Autorotated to hard landing due to loss of power. Left tank fuel vent found to be closed.
- [Accident 19780415014089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780415014089A), Apr 15, 1978: Bell 47G3B2 (N2919W), Kings Valley, OR, Substantial damage. Landed across logging road cut into hillside. Main rotor blades coted upslope. Recon flight.

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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