# Accident 19820820041719A: Bell 47G2, Miami, FL, August 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1982, 19:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9110° N, 80.2693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9110&lon=-80.2693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N366DJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N366DJ-2012-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,668 total, 75 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820041719A

## Narrative

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

DURING SIMULATED AUTOROTATION LANDING HELICOPTER HIT HARD CAUSING ROTOR BLADES TO CUT OFF TAIL ROTOR DRIVE.

## 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 MIA82DA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA174), Aug 20, 1982: Bell 47G-2 (N366DJ), Miami, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N366DJ (1)

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

- [Accident 19830706059889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830706059889A), Jul 6, 1983: Bell 47G2 (N366DJ), Lake Worth, FL, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel approaching destination. Crash landed in a residence front yard. Pilot not rated in a helicopter.

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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