Event DEN84LA187

1984-06-19 PINE, Colorado, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N73276

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BOEING 737-824

Year of manufacture

2002

Engine

GE CFM56 SERIES

Seats / Engines

149 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

20020226

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A9D5E5

Registrant of record

UNITED AIRLINES INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N73276 Bell 47G-4 None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT WAS FORCED TO LAND AFTER APRX 15 MINUTES FLT TIME WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PLT AUTOROTATED INTO AN OPEN FIELD.ACCORDING TO THE FAA ONLY ABOUT 1 AND 1/2 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE ACFT FUEL TANKS. THE PLT SAID HE PUT TOO MUCH FAITH IN THE FUEL GAGES. THE ACFT HAS A FUEL CAPACITY OF OVER 61 GALLONS, OF WHICH ABOUT 4 GALLONS ARE UNUSABLE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_DEN84LA187.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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