# Accident 19880103000069A: Bell 47D1, Chino, CA, January 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1988, 11:25 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0804° N, 117.4593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0804&lon=-117.4593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N175K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880103000069A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG APPROACHING AIRPORT. WENT INTO A SPIN TO GROUND IMPACT. LOST A TAIL ROTOR BLADE DUE TO A FAILED YOKE.

## 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 LAX88LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA080), Jan 3, 1988: Bell 47D1 (N175K), Fontana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: NONE SUBMITTED

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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