# Accident 19940427009329A: Bell 47G, Ozark, MO, April 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1994, 10:10 local time
- Place: Ozark, MO
- Airport: Air Park South Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0595° N, 93.2343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Air Park South Airport (2K2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0595&lon=-93.2343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46DH-1999-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Versatile 47G (registry code 118100V, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-versatile-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940427009329A

## Narrative

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

DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. CYCLIC PULLED TOO EARLY. ROTOR SEED DECAYED. HARD LANDING CHOPPED TAILBOOM.

## 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 CHI94LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA142), Apr 27, 1994: Bell 47G (N46DH), Springfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command misjudging the autorotation and improper use of collective.

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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