# Accident 19870421061429A: Bell UH1B, Bay Minette, GA, April 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: Bay Minette, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: GHSL
- Location: 30.8791° N, 87.7693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8791&lon=-87.7693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88987, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88987-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1B (registry code 1181410, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- Reported engine: LYC T53L11D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870421061429A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER LOST ENGINE POWER DURING HOVER, LANDED IN A MARSH AND ROLLED OVER. TURBINE COMPRESSOR HAD FAILED.

## 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 ATL87LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA121), Apr 21, 1987: Bell UH-1B (N88987), Bay Minette, AL, 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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