# Accident 19820517016389A: Bell 47G5, Sublette, IL, May 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1982, 09:35 local time
- Place: Sublette, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.6391° N, 89.2299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6391&lon=-89.2299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7841S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7841S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,100 total, 65 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820517016389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. CRASH OCCURRED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI82DA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA171), May 17, 1982: Bell 47G-5 (N7841S), Sublette, IL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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