# NTSB Accident CHI03LA184
> **Bell 47G-5A** · 2003-06-28 · Sandusky, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA184
- **Event ID:** 20030701X00984
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-06-28
- **Location:** Sandusky, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.45639, -82.839721
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 47G-5A
- **Registration:** N8413D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the ignition switch leading to an engine power loss in cruise flight and the subsequent high flare during autorotation.  Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot on landing.

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