# Accident 19870319021489A: Bell 47G, Wassaic, NY, March 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1987
- Place: Wassaic, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7801° N, 73.5409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7801&lon=-73.5409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13766, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13766-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870319021489A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED DURING AERIAL SURVEY. ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE 225 FEET FROM WRECKAGE. TIP WEIGHT MISSING. PRIOR BLADE REPAIR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC87FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA114), Mar 19, 1987: Bell 47G (N13766), Wassaic, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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