# Accident 19870906049849A: Bell TH13T, Enterprise, AL, September 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1987, 18:40 local time
- Place: Enterprise, AL
- Airport: Enterprise Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3192° N, 85.8405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3192&lon=-85.8405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38CD-2012-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell TH-13T (registry code 1180813, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-th-13t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL TH13T
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 65 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870906049849A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION APPROACH. UNABLE TO EXECUTE RECOVERY BEFORE HITTING RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL87LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA249), Sep 6, 1987: Bell 47G3B1 (N38CD), Enterprise, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N38CD (1)

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

- [Accident 20030820034279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030820034279A), Aug 20, 2003: Bell TH13T (N38CD), Light, AR, Destroyed. (-23) A Bell TH-13T helicopter, N38CD, was destroyed when it impacted the terrain during an FAR 137 re-positioning flight. A witness reported that the aircraft…

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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