# Accident 19871026060769A: Bell 47G2, Lebanon, OR, October 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lebanon, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5193° N, 122.8106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5193&lon=-122.8106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6141, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6141) (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 VO435A1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,487 total, 665 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871026060769A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT FLARED LATE AND TAIL ROTOR WAS KNOCKED OFF BY GROUND IMPACT FOLLOWED BY A SPIN AND CRASH. CFI MISJUDGEMENT.

## 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 SEA88LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA014), Oct 26, 1987: Bell 47G2 (N6141), Lebanon, OR, 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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