# Incident 19930729037229I: Bell 47J2, Plymouth, MA, July 29, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1993, 05:45 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AXSV
- Location: 41.9583° N, 70.6638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9583&lon=-70.6638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444GW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444GW-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5A (registry code 1181034, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,842 total, 1,434 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930729037229I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE PRACTICING AUTOROTATION MANEUVER. AUTOROTATION TO ROAD. CARBURTOR IDLE.CUTOFF PLUNGER STUCK.

## Other reports on N444GW (1)

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

- [Accident 19950504009229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950504009229A), May 4, 1995: Bell 47G5A (N444GW), Middleboro, MA, Substantial damage. Abrupt descent to ground during turn around from practice spray run. Impacted. No anomalies. Settling with power.

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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