Total power loss involving a Bell Helicopter Co 47G-4, VH-NXB, Scartwater Station, via Collinsville, QLD on 28 March 1993

The pilot reported that the helicopter's engine lost power during normal cruise flight. A forced landing was conducted into small trees resulting in the helicopter catching fire and being destroyed. Later inspection of the wreckage by an aircraft engineer revealed a hole in the crankcase caused by a connecting rod which had separated from the crankshaft.