# Accident 19800714030599A: Bell 47G2, Miami, FL, July 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2485B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 175 in this make and model, 255 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800714030599A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA80FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA084), Jul 14, 1980: Bell 47G-2 (N2485B), 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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