# Accident 19870923055909A: Bell STC47, Marlow, OK, September 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Marlow, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TJHG
- Location: 34.6303° N, 97.9600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6303&lon=-97.9600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17315 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL STC47
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 20 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87DPJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DPJ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870923055909A

## Narrative

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

THE AGRICULTURAL SPRAY HELICOPTER HIT A TREE AND ROLLED INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW87DPJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DPJ09), Sep 23, 1987: G&C Helicopters EL Tomcat MK5A (N17315), Marlow, OK, 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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