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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G2 · Miami, FL · July 14, 1980

Date
July 14, 1980 · 11:00 local
Place
Miami, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2485B
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FA084
Reported as
Bell 47G2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total175 in this make and model255 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Bearings failed in tail rotor gear box. Made hard autorotate landing on ocean surf.

As the FAA filed it

BEARINGS FAILED IN TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX. MADE HARD AUTOROTATE LANDING ON OCEAN SURF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.