# Accident 19880703025389A: Bell 47D1, Ruleville, MS, July 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1988, 20:15 local time
- Place: Ruleville, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KXIG
- Location: 33.7196° N, 90.5499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7196&lon=-90.5499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N903B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N903B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,442 total, 163 in this make and model, 472 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880703025389A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON A SPRAY RUN. MADE FORCED RUN ON LANDING AND NOSED OVER POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 MIA88LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA212), Jul 4, 1988: Bell 47D1 (N903B), Ruleville, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N903B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20041031028379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041031028379A), Oct 31, 2004: Bell 47D1 (N903B), San Martin, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) At approximately 0915 hours on October 31, 2004, CFI randy sharp and owner/student pilot robert seuss departed rhv (san jose) for 3O7 (hollister) with…

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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