# Incident 19880623044579I: Bell 47G3B2A, West Costa Mesa, CA, June 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: West Costa Mesa, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N570Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N570Q-1991-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G3B2A (registry code 1181025, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g3b2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2A
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435F1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 225 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880623044579I

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF POWER. ENGINE VIBRATION. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. FOUND DEFECTIVE MAGNETO COIL.

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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