# Accident 19941003032719A: Bell 47G2, Decatur, IL, October 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1994, 15:20 local time
- Place: Decatur, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8403° N, 88.9548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8403&lon=-88.9548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5193B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5193B-2008-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941003032719A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED. NO FURTHER INFO. CAUSE POWER LOSS NOT ADDRESSED. DAMAGE INDICATES LOW ROTOR RPM.

## 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 CHI95LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA003), Oct 3, 1994: Bell 47G2 (N5193B), Decatur, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the roller springs in the freewheeling unit of the transmission which caused the unit to disengage.

## Other reports on N5193B (1)

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

- [Accident 20020925027629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020925027629A), Sep 25, 2002: Bell 47G2 (N5193B), Edmondson, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On September 25, 2002, at approximately 1412 hours, N5193B, a Bell helicopter bht 47G2 came in contact with high voltage transmittal lines in the…

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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