# Accident 19870930058689A: Bell 47G3B1, Grand Junction, CO, September 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1987, 12:30 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0307° N, 108.4297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0307&lon=-108.4297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7806S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7806S-1989-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 79 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870930058689A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING RAPID DECELERATIONS. MADE AN ABRUPT FLARE. BEGAN SETTLING WITH POWER. HIT HARD. ROLLED OVER AND BURNED.

## 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 DEN87LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA247), Sep 30, 1987: Bell 47G-3B1 (N7806S), Grand Junction, CO, destroyed

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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