# Incident 19910828037269I: Bell 47G4, Chatham, LA, August 28, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1991, 13:05 local time
- Place: Chatham, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SIOG
- Location: 32.3092° N, 92.4514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chatham, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3092&lon=-92.4514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1178W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1178W-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4 (registry code 1181030, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,310 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910828037269I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FUEL CONTAMINATED WITH WATER. HEAVY RAIN DAY EARLIER.

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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