# Accident 19730122005279A: Bell 47G, Miami Beach, FL, January 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1973
- Place: Miami Beach, FL
- Airport: Collins Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 25.8114° N, 80.1449° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8114&lon=-80.1449&mi=10
- Aircraft: N864Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N864Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Carson 47G-SUPER C-4 (registry code 1181060, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-carson-47g-super-c-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 15 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73FKT53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKT53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730122005279A

## Narrative

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

SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT.PLT NOTED ENG ROTOR RPM,TACH DROP.TURNED S REDUCED PITCH.DSCNT CONT,HIT POLE.

## 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 MIA73FKT53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKT53), Jan 22, 1973: Bell 47G (N864Z), Miami Beach, FL, 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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