# Accident 19880311005149A: Bell 47G2A1, Oceanside, CA, March 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1988, 12:30 local time
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2002° N, 117.3490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2002&lon=-117.3490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73969, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73969-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A-1 (registry code 1181014, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880311005149A

## Narrative

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

FOREIGN PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HELICOPTER ON TEST FLIGHT WHILE IN A HOVER. CRASHED. PILOT LEFT SCENE.

## 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 LAX88LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA126), Mar 11, 1988: Bell 47G-2A-1 (N73969), Oceanside, CA, 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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