Event LAX87DVM03

1987-06-28 SALINAS, California, United States Airport · SNS None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N6288N

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BELL 47G-5

Year of manufacture

1968 · 19 years old at event

TCDS

2H3 · SCOTT'S-BELL 47 INC

Engine

LYCOMING VO-435 SERIES (260 hp)

Seats / Engines

3 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19690619

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A83772

Registrant of record

WILBUR-ELLIS CO

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6288N Bell 47G-5 None

Factual narrative

AT THE END OF AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION, ENROUTE TO THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT AUTOROTATED THE HELICOPTER ONTO A SOFT FIELD, WHERE ON TOUCHDOWN, THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. INSPECTION OF THE HELICOPTER REVEALED THAT THE FUEL TANKS CONTAINED LESS THAN THE USABLE AMOUNT OF FUEL FOR OPERATION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_LAX87DVM03.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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