Accident · 1997-06-16

NTSB case LAX97TA213 · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-06-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N1335X)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: US DEPT OF THE INTERIOR Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): U.S. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR

Probable cause

exhaustion of the aircraft's fuel supply, due to improper planning and/or decision. A factor related to the accident was the high density altitude which made a successful autorotative landing unlikely.

Source: NTSB case LAX97TA213

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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