# Incident 19870227015229I: Bell 47G2, Cahokia, IL, February 27, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Airport: St Louis Downtown-Parks Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5709° N, 90.1901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cahokia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5709&lon=-90.1901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15395, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15395) (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: 7,397 total, 262 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870227015229I

## Narrative

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

DURING AUTOROTATION FROM A HOVER, THE HELICOPTER CONTACTED THE GROUND TAIL LOW.TAIL ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N15395 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870622021709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870622021709A), Jun 22, 1987: Bell 47G2 (N15395), Peoria Heights, IL, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel exhaustion. The helicopter landed hard during the auto rotation, damaging the aircraft.

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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