# Accident 19870910058949A: Bell 47G3B2, Oakley, UT, September 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1987, 08:00 local time
- Place: Oakley, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8110° N, 111.1093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8110&lon=-111.1093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1038X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1038X-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435G1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,330 total, 150 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870910058949A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED DENSITY ALTITUDE AND SAFE EGRESS FOR TAKEOFF. ABORTED BUT LOST TOO MUCH RPM. CHOPPED TAIL BOOM ON LANDING

## 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 DEN87LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA235), Sep 10, 1987: Bell 47-G3B2 (N1038X), Oakley, UT, 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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