# Accident 19870628027489A: Bell 47G5, Salinas, CA, June 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1987, 09:35 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LSHG
- Location: 36.6394° N, 121.6190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6394&lon=-121.6190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6288N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6288N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,957 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DVM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870628027489A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE HELICOPTER MADE A HARD LANDING.  FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION A FACTOR.

## 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 LAX87DVM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVM03), Jun 28, 1987: Bell 47G-5 (N6288N), Salinas, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6288N (1)

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

- [Accident 20160429005499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160429005499A), Apr 29, 2016: Bell 47G-5 (N6288N), San Ardo, CA, Substantial damage. On April 29, 2016, near San Ardo, CA, N6288N, a Bell 47G-5, spraying a field with pesticide, entered a left turn and leveled off. The aircraft started shaking…

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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