# Accident 19920821032679A: Bell 47G3B1, Marshall, IN, August 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1992, 17:31 local time
- Place: Marshall, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8398° N, 87.1803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8398&lon=-87.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203SD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203SD-1993-03-25) (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 TVO435D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 483 total, 320 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920821032679A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEMONSTRATED CORN POLLINATION PROCEDURE TO PASSENGER. PULLED UP SHARP END OF FIELD,STALLED AND CRASHED.

## 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 CHI92LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA249), Aug 21, 1992: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N203SD), Marshall, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER DUE TO HIS ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGEMENT.

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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