# Accident 19870503060929A: Bell TH13T, Panama City Bea, FL, May 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1987, 12:48 local time
- Place: Panama City Bea, FL
- Airport: Yellow Whirlybird
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2005° N, 85.7893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2005&lon=-85.7893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43CD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL TH13T
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 656 total, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870503060929A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER DITCHED IN THE OCEAN AFTER A POWER LOSS. ROTOR CLUTCH FAILED FROM FATIGUE. AN AD NOT COMPLIED WITH.

## 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 MIA87LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA155), May 3, 1987: Bell 47G-3B1 (N43CD), Panama City Bch, FL, substantial damage

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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