# Accident 19870627062669A: Bell 47B3, Mojave, CA, June 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1987, 07:37 local time
- Place: Mojave, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0694° N, 118.1799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0694&lon=-118.1799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11HU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total, 171 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870627062669A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER MADE A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE TAIL BOOM WAS SEVERED.

## 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 LAX87LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA261), Jun 27, 1987: Bell H-13 (N11HU), Mojave, CA, 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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