# Incident 20010904026599I: Bell 47G2, Springfield, OH, September 4, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2001, 19:58 local time
- Place: Springfield, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9289° N, 83.7942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9289&lon=-83.7942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444EH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444EH) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 90 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/20010904026599I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2001, AT 1958 EDT, A BELL 47G-2 HELICOPTER, N444EH, REGISTERED TO DAN R. MERSHON, MADE A FORCED LANDING INTO A CORN FIELD WHILE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN SPRINGFIELD, OHIO ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2001 AT 1950 EDT.

## Other reports on N444EH (1)

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

- [Accident 20120814019469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120814019469A), Aug 14, 2012: Bell 47G-2 (N444EH), Flandreau, SD, Substantial damage. On August 14th, 2012 at 08:34 am CDT (local time) a bht 47G-2 helicopter was involved in an accident/engine power loss while in cruise @ 500FT AGL, during a…

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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