# Accident 19790325005229A: Bell 47G, Miami, FL, March 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1979, 13:45 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Watson Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7828° N, 80.1763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATSON ISLAND (89FA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7828&lon=-80.1763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N514SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N514SF-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKT49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790325005229A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE GROUND ON 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 MIA79DKT49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT49), Mar 25, 1979: Bell 47G (N514SF), Miami, FL, destroyed

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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