Bell 47G3B2A N58131

Summary

On 8 May 1987 at about 16:30 local time, a Bell 47G3B2A registered N58131 was involved in an accident near Brigham City, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 May 1987 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Brigham City, Utah, United States

Coordinates

41.5104, -112.0402

Aircraft

Bell 47G3B2A

Registration

N58131

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Paradise → Tremonton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN87LA120

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AN AG PLT WAS FERRYING A HELICOPTER TO ANOTHER JOB IN HIS LOCAL AREA. THE PLT, AN ATP, HAD ESTIMATED THAT THE HELICOPTER HAD ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE FLT. THE HELICOPTER'S ENGINE QUIT AND AN AUTOROTATION WAS PERFORMED, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. LESS THAN ONE GALLON OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE TANKS FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, AND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FUEL SPILL WAS FOUND. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND FOREIGN OBJECTS IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT THE OBJECTS KEPT THE FUEL DRAIN PETCOCK OPEN DURING FLT, RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD USED THE FUEL DRAIN PETCOCK TO RINSE CHEMICALS OFF HIS HANDS JUST PRIOR TO THE FLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.