# Accident 20150528007859A: Bell 47G-3B-1, Fort Pierre, SD, May 28, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2015, 14:30 local time
- Place: Fort Pierre, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CUHG
- Location: 44.4939° N, 100.7461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4939&lon=-100.7461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N112SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 118103A, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C10D (registry code 54172, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c10d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B-1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 550 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150528007859A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA15CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA097), May 28, 2015: Bell 47G 3B 1 (N112SH), Fort Pierre, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning that resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during the…

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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