Accident · 1997-10-18

NTSB case SEA98LA006 · Bell 47-G3B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-10-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Bell 47-G3B (N47AH)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

Fuel starvation due to fuel flow restriction from a failed carburetor automatic mixture control device. Factors include night light conditions for the forced landing.

Source: NTSB case SEA98LA006

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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