# Accident 20190820019069A: Bell 47G-3B-1, Montrose, CO, August 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2019, 11:40 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Airport: Montrose, Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HKVG
- Location: 38.0000° N, 107.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0000&lon=-107.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1170W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1170W-2021-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B-1
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 34,427 total, 3,729 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19TA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190820019069A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT AS HE CAME OVER THE MESA AND LEVELED OFF TO START THE APPLICATION OF PESTICIDE, THE HELICOPTER YAWED LIKE A GUST OF WIND HIT THE TAIL ROTOR. BEFORE HE REALIZED IT WAS THE ENGINE HE WAS TOO LOW FOR A RELIGHT OR AUTOROTATION.

## 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 CEN19TA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA280), Aug 20, 2019: Bell 47G (N1170W), Montrose, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from attitude-induced unporting of the fuel.

## Other reports on N1170W (3)

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

- [Accident 19811105071819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811105071819A), Nov 5, 1981: Bell 47G3B1 (N1170W), Fruitland, UT, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during emergency landing. Reason for power failure undetermined.
- [Accident 19750709018089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750709018089A), Jul 9, 1975: Bell 47G3B1 (N1170W), Elliston, MT, Substantial damage. Rough running eng. Extended flare to clr fence. Cracked dist blk l mag,dmgd hi tension ld receptacle
- [Accident 19741026043219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741026043219A), Oct 26, 1974: Bell 47G3B1 (N1170W), Vernal, UT, Substantial damage. Density alt 13000 ft.

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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