# Accident 19870724044969A: Bell 47G, Marston Mills, MA, July 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1987, 15:40 local time
- Place: Marston Mills, MA
- Airport: Cape Cod Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6853° N, 70.4022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE COD (2B1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6853&lon=-70.4022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6355, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6355) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870724044969A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AT 50 FT AGL ON VERTICAL TAKEOFF. LANDED HARD. NO REASON FOUND FOR POWER LOSS.

## 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 NYC87LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA210), Jul 24, 1987: Bell 47G3 (N6355), Marston Mills, MA, 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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