# Incident 19920131003719I: Bell 47J2, Miami, FL, January 31, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1992, 10:28 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- 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: N73948, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73948-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2 (registry code 1181104, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920131003719I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AFTER DEPARTURE. AUTOROTATED ONTO WATER. CARBURETOR HEATER JAMMED. OCCUPANTS EXITED BEFORE IT SANK.

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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