# Accident 20250731018149A: Bell 47G-4A, Belle Plaine, MN, July 31, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2025, 08:35 local time
- Place: Belle Plaine, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CUHG
- Location: 44.6873° N, 93.8360° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6873&lon=-93.8360&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N102SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4A
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,308 total, 2,203 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250731018149A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO BASE AFTER CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. BEFORE REACHING BASE, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE ISSUES AND CRASHED INTO A HAY FIELD. THE TAIL BOOM SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE PIC STATED AN INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANK REVEALED VERY LITTLE TO NO FUEL LEFT.

## 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 CEN25LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA298), Jul 31, 2025: Bell 47G (N102SH), Assumption, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from attitude-inducing unporting of the fuel.

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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