# Accident 19900303003059A: Bell 47G, Miami, FL, March 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1990, 14:50 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Gold Coast Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- 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: N4837, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4837-1994-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900303003059A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA90LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA077), Mar 3, 1990: Bell 47G (N4837), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. THE LOCATION OF TREES WAS A RELATED FACTOR IN THAT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM…

## Other reports on N4837 (3)

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

- [Accident 19780426012899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780426012899A), Apr 26, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N4837), North Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Bolt,an 174-17,attaching lateral control rod to swashplate assembissing.
- [Accident 19760412010689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760412010689A), Apr 12, 1976: Bell 47G (N4837), N Miami Beach, FL, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19750830026509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750830026509A), Aug 30, 1975: Bell 47G (N4837), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Float equipped. Hit 4FT bushes.

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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