# Accident 19921009045309A: Bell 47G3B1, Centre, AL, October 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1992, 16:15 local time
- Place: Centre, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: XCHG
- Location: 34.1506° N, 85.6702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1506&lon=-85.6702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31FG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31FG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921009045309A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED ROTOR RPM DECAY ON TURN AROUND. SETTLED TO GROUND,BOUNCED,NO RPM INCREASE IMPACTED. ROTORS CHOPPED TAIL.

## 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 ATL93LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA009), Oct 9, 1992: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N31FG), Centre, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MAIN ROTOR RPM, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

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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