# Accident 19850128001809A: Bell 47G2, Miami, FL, January 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Gold Coast Hellip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9295° N, 80.1402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9295&lon=-80.1402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17271, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17271-1994-04-12) (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: FRNKLN 6V335*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 6,150 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850128001809A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA85LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA085), Jan 28, 1985: Bell 47-G (N17271), 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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