# Incident 19870716075299I: Bell 47G2, Miami, FL, July 16, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- 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: N6728D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6728D-2002-10-17) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870716075299I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AT 4 FEET IN HOVER DUE TO GEARBOX FAILURE. TAIL ROTOR BLADES STRUCK DAMAGED AND BENT SKIDS

## Other reports on N6728D (2)

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

- [Accident 19870831080992A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870831080992A), Aug 31, 1987: Bell 47G2 (N6728D), Miami, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Was struck by a 152 N48864 that made a short final into helicopter operating area. Tower failed to warn of traffic.
- [Accident 19730705022019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730705022019A), Jul 5, 1973: Bell 47G2 (N6728D), Salinas, CA, 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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