# Accident 19870602021119A: Bell 47G3B1, Payson, AZ, June 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1987, 09:05 local time
- Place: Payson, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1891° N, 111.1705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1891&lon=-111.1705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73916, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73916-1988-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,145 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870602021119A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE POWER. AUTOROTATED TO CANYON FLOOR. STRUCK TREES AND IMPACTED UPSIDE DOWN. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 LAX87LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA222), Jun 2, 1987: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N73916), Payson, AZ, 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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