# Accident 19830805043599A: Bell 47G2, Miami, FL, August 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1983, 17:14 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 25.6505° N, 80.4094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6505&lon=-80.4094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N471KC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N471KC-2018-01-24) (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 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,035 total, 33 in this make and model, 255 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830805043599A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PULLED UP COLLECTIVE AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND FULL AFT CYCLID. LOW RPM AND AFT CYCLIC, ROTORS SEVERED TAILBOOM.

## 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 MIA83LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA196), Aug 5, 1983: Bell 47G-2 (N471KC), Miami, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N471KC (2)

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

- [Accident 20070317005159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070317005159A), Mar 17, 2007: Bell 47G2 (N471KC), Meridinville, AL, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot stated that he had a loss of power and autorotated into a soft field for landing. The aircraft skids sank into the soil and caused the aircraft to…
- [Incident 19851016054949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851016054949I), Oct 16, 1985: Bell 47G2 (N471KC), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Tail rotor struck ditch while hovering during instructional flight. Damage to rotor blades, drive shaft.

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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