# Accident 19870904050259A: Bell 47G, New Port Richey, FL, September 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: New Port Richey, FL
- Airport: West Pasco
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1294° N, 82.5906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1294&lon=-82.5906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73DB-1993-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Daytona Beach 47-G (registry code 1181017, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-daytona-beach-47-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 122 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870904050259A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON AFT PART OF SKIDS ON A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. ROCKED FORWARD USED AFT CYCLIC AND ROTORS CHOPPED TAILBOOM.

## 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 MIA87LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA240), Sep 4, 1987: Bell 47G (N73DB), New Port Richey, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73DB (1)

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

- [Accident 19850316007679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850316007679A), Mar 16, 1985: Bell 47G (N73DB), Erin, TN, Substantial damage. Hard landing during autorotation over powerlines due to loss of power. No STC for engine on helicopter.

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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