# Incident 19920831038909I: Bell 47D1, Natchitoches, LA, August 31, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1992, 15:00 local time
- Place: Natchitoches, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SUUG
- Location: 31.7348° N, 93.1007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Natchitoches, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7348&lon=-93.1007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N157B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,630 total, 900 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920831038909I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT SEVERED JUST AFT OF SECOND AFT HANGER BEARING. AUTOROTATED TO GROUND.

## Other reports on N157B (1)

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

- [Accident 19740521027169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740521027169A), May 21, 1974: Bell 47D1 (N157B), Circleville, OH, Substantial damage. Unwanted needle split. Incr in pwr caused eng ovrspeed. Un ck throttle rigging. Tail low ldg.

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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