What happened
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On may 29, 2015, at approximately 1045 local, the rapid city flight standards district office (rap FSDO) received notification of an aircraft accident. The pilot involved was privacy data omitted. The aircraft was a Bell 47G-3B-1, N112SH s/n 6567, owned by scott chruchill and operated under CFR part 137 by a company called scott?s helicopter service inc.
In a telephone conference with the pilot, the rap FSDO inspector learned the pilot was spraying a crop approximately 10 miles west of Fort Pierre, south dakota. The pilot,privacy data omitted, realized he was low on fuel and decided to fly N112SH to the refuel truck for fuel. privacy data omitted Stated that he ran out of fuel approximately 1 mile west of the fuel truck. He was forced to make an autorational emergency landing in a field. The landing caused substantial damage to the tail rotor, the main rotor, and the tail boom. The national transportation safety board (NTSB) was contacted.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 29, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1045 LOCAL, THE RAPID CITY FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (RAP FSDO) RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT. THE PILOT INVOLVED WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A BELL 47G-3B-1, N112SH S/N 6567, OWNED BY SCOTT CHRUCHILL AND OPERATED UNDER CFR PART 137 BY A COMPANY CALLED SCOTT?S HELICOPTER SERVICE INC.
IN A TELEPHONE CONFERENCE WITH THE PILOT, THE RAP FSDO INSPECTOR LEARNED THE PILOT WAS SPRAYING A CROP APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES WEST OF FORT PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA. THE PILOT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REALIZED HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND DECIDED TO FLY N112SH TO THE REFUEL TRUCK FOR FUEL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE RAN OUT OF FUEL APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WEST OF THE FUEL TRUCK. HE WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN AUTORATIONAL EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. THE LANDING CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR, THE MAIN ROTOR, AND THE TAIL BOOM. THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) WAS CONTACTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.