# Accident 19760301003239A: Bell 47D1, South Bay, FL, March 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1976
- Place: South Bay, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 26.6884° N, 80.7355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bay, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6884&lon=-80.7355&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12088, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12088-2015-05-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,420 total, 307 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DKT59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760301003239A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA76DKT59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT59), Mar 1, 1976: Bell 47D1 (N12088), South Bay, 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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