# NTSB Accident GAA15CA097
> **BELL 47G 3B 1** · 2015-05-28 · Fort Pierre, SD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA15CA097
- **Event ID:** 20150529X71134
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-05-28
- **Location:** Fort Pierre, SD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.493888, -100.746109
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 47G 3B 1
- **Registration:** N112SH
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning that resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during the subsequent autorotation landing.

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