19850128001809A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Miami, FL · January 28, 1985

Date
January 28, 1985 · 16:00 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Gold Coast Hellip
Phase of flight
Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N17271
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85LA085
Reported as
Bell 47G2
Reported engine
Franklin 6V335*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total6,150 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Wind gust blew helicopter towards fuel tanks during aerial taxi. Landed when full cyclic control did not stop drift

As the FAA filed it

WIND GUST BLEW HELICOPTER TOWARDS FUEL TANKS DURING AERIAL TAXI. LANDED WHEN FULL CYCLIC CONTROL DID NOT STOP DRIFT

NTSB investigation

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