# Accident 19840923050569A: Bell 47G3B1, Savana, IL, September 23, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1984, 15:00 local time
- Place: Savana, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0903° N, 90.1309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0903&lon=-90.1309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90543, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90543) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 833 total, 400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA401) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840923050569A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED IN TREES. FAILED TO CHECK FUEL QUANTITY AFTER PREVIOUS FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI84LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA401), Sep 23, 1984: Bell 47G-3B1 (N90543), Miss.Pal.St.Pk, IL, destroyed

## Other reports on N90543 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20120808015769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120808015769I), Aug 8, 2012: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N90543), Stanton, MI, Minor damage. Pilot didn't see wires on last pass until imminent wirestrike, wires broke and pilot landed across a road in a wheat field. Aircraft sustained damage to the…

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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