# Accident 19880711026589A: Bell 47D1, Stockbridge, MI, July 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1988, 10:10 local time
- Place: Stockbridge, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HMIG
- Location: 42.4506° N, 84.1706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4506&lon=-84.1706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12087, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12087) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4200 series (registry code 27027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4200C32
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,877 total, 12,697 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEC05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880711026589A

## Narrative

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

LOUD NOISE VIBRATION AND LOSS OF CYCLIC DURING SPRAY RUN. CRASH LANDED. AN17432 BOLT MISSING CAUSING CONTROL LOSS.

## 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 CHI88DEC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEC05), Jul 11, 1988: Bell 47D1 (OH-13E) (N12087), Stockbridge, MI, 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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