# Accident 19790117015892A: Bell 47G2, Opa Locka, FL, January 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1979, 10:15 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- 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: N2873B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2873B-1982-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790117015892A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS ON CLIMBOUT FROM TAKEOFF. COLLIDED WITH COAST GUARD 1376 WHO WAS ON LANDING APPROACH.

## Other aircraft in the event

- 2MIL, Skrsky S52: [Accident 19790117015891A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790117015891A)

## 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 MIA79FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA042), Jan 17, 1979: Bell 47G2 (N2873B), Opa Locka, FL, destroyed, 5 fatal

## Other reports on N2873B (2)

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

- [Accident 19760326006639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760326006639A), Mar 26, 1976: Bell 47G2 (N2873B), Whitmore Lake, MI, Destroyed
- [Accident 19730922030729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730922030729A), Sep 22, 1973: Bell 47G2 (N2873B), Arden, NV, 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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