# Accident 19871024060599A: Bell 47J2, Key Colony Beac, FL, October 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1987, 14:06 local time
- Place: Key Colony Beac, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.7204° N, 81.0209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7204&lon=-81.0209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73201, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73201-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2 (registry code 1181104, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2
- Reported engine: LYC VO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,840 total, 41 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871024060599A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. SAFE AUTOROTATIVE LANDING IN OCEAN. ROLLED TO STOP BLADES AND DRIFT. FUEL CONTAMINATION.

## 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 MIA88LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA018), Oct 24, 1987: Bell 47J-2 (N73201), Key Colony Bch., FL, 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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