# Accident 19870322030389A: Bell 47D1, Homosassa, FL, March 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1987, 13:40 local time
- Place: Homosassa, FL
- Airport: Crystal River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8672° N, 82.5710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Crystal River Airport (CGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8672&lon=-82.5710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88929, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88929-1994-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 89 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870322030389A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKE OFF AND THE HELICOPTER LANDED IN A CANAL. SUSPECT WET MAGNETO, FROM LAWN SPRINKLER

## 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 MIA87LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA116), Mar 22, 1987: Bell 47-D1 (N88929), Homosassa, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N88929 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780601011369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780601011369A), Jun 1, 1978: Bell 47D1 (N88929), Ukon, ID, Destroyed

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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