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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G · Miami, FL · March 3, 1990

Date
March 3, 1990 · 14:50 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Gold Coast Heliport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4837
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA90LA077
Reported as
Bell 47G
Reported engine
Franklin 6V335*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total7,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine quit on approach after short sightseeing flight. Hard landing severed tail boom. Had run out of fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH AFTER SHORT SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. HARD LANDING SEVERED TAIL BOOM. HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N4837 · 3

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