# Accident 19871020082799A: Bell 47G2, Lapryor, TX, October 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1987, 10:15 local time
- Place: Lapryor, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9405° N, 99.8392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9405&lon=-99.8392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8403E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8403E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 55 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871020082799A

## Narrative

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

ON GAME SURVEY AT 100 FT AGL ENGINE APPEARED TO VIBRATE AND LOSE POWER. HIT TREES LANDING. ROTOR CLUTCH WORN OUT.

## 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 FTW88LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA008), Oct 20, 1987: Bell 47G-2 (N8403E), Lapra, TX, 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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