# Incident 20040319006589I: Bell 47G4A, Detroit, MI, March 19, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2403° N, 83.5315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW RUN (YIP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2403&lon=-83.5315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55ZD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55ZD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040319006589I

## Narrative

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

(-23) NUMBER 4 CONNECTING ROD FAILED. IN LEVEL FLIGHT HELICOPTER LOST POWER. THE PILOT AUTOROTATED TO A SAFE LANDING IN THE GRASS ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 27L. INSPECTION REVEALED THE NUMBER 4 CONNECTING ROD FAILED.

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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