# Accident 19870622021709A: Bell 47G2, Peoria Heights, IL, June 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1987, 12:58 local time
- Place: Peoria Heights, IL
- Airport: Mount Hawley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DEJA
- Location: 40.7409° N, 89.5993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7409&lon=-89.5993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15395, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15395) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 850 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DEV02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEV02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870622021709A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD DURING THE AUTO ROTATION, DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI87DEV02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEV02), Jun 22, 1987: Bell 47G2 (N15395), Peoria Heights, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15395 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870227015229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870227015229I), Feb 27, 1987: Bell 47G2 (N15395), Cahokia, IL, Minor damage. During autorotation from a hover, the helicopter contacted the ground tail low. Tail rotor blades struck the ground.

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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