# Accident 19800319005959A: Bell 47G2, Miami, FL, March 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1980, 12:14 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 25.7503° N, 80.3742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tamiami Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7503&lon=-80.3742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7898B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7898B-1992-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47H-1 (registry code 1181011, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47h-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,482 total, 3,001 in this make and model, 252 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FKT19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKT19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800319005959A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO LEVEL HELICOPTER ON TAKEOFF. OVER CONTROLLED. ROTORS HIT GROUND.

## 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 MIA80FKT19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKT19), Mar 19, 1980: Bell 47G-2 (N7898B), Miami, 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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