# Accident 19870831080992A: Bell 47G2, Miami, FL, August 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1987, 08:24 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9097° N, 80.2692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9097&lon=-80.2692&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
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 31 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870831080992A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK BY A 152 N48864 THAT MADE A SHORT FINAL INTO HELICOPTER OPERATING AREA. TOWER FAILED TO WARN OF TRAFFIC.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N48864, Cessna 152: [Accident 19870831080991A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870831080991A)

## 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 MIA87FA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA236), Aug 31, 1987: Bell 47G-2 (N6728D), Opa Locka, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N6728D (2)

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

- [Incident 19870716075299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870716075299I), Jul 16, 1987: Bell 47G2 (N6728D), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control at 4 feet in hover due to gearbox failure. Tail rotor blades struck damaged and bent skids
- [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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