# Accident 19790107000459A: Bell 47G, Opa Locka, FL, January 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2AR-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V-335 series (registry code 27039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 236 total, 30 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKT30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790107000459A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING RUNNING TAKEOFFS IN GUSTY WIND. HIT GROUND HARD WHILE AIR TAXI FOR TAKEOFF.

## 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 MIA79DKT30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT30), Jan 7, 1979: Bell 47G (N2AR), Opa Locka, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N2AR (1)

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

- [Accident 19881110050319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881110050319A), Nov 10, 1988: Bell 47G (N2AR), Champion, NY, Substantial damage. Encountered severe turbulence on powerline patrol. Engine quit on severe downdraft. Negative gs shut off fuel.

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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