# Accident 19870908050459A: Bell 47G2A, Mcintosh, AL, September 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1987, 14:10 local time
- Place: Mcintosh, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 31.2598° N, 88.0195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2598&lon=-88.0195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1200W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1200W-1991-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,444 total, 505 in this make and model, 440 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870908050459A

## Narrative

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

WIND FROM NEARBY FIRE BLEW HELICOPTER OFF TRAILER AFTER LANDING. COASTING ROTORS RUPTURED FUEL TANK. FIRE ENSUED.

## 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 ATL87LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA252), Sep 8, 1987: Bell 47G-2A (N1200W), Mc Intosh, AL, destroyed

## Other reports on N1200W (1)

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

- [Incident 19870806065209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870806065209I), Aug 6, 1987: Bell 47G2A (N1200W), Pine Level, AL, Minor damage. While burning wind rows a turn to downwind was made resulting in low rotor RPM. Aircraft settled breaking skid.

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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