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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G · Parker, FL · May 16, 1993

Date: May 16, 1993 · 09:25 local
Place: Parker, FL
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N970B
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA93FA121
Reported as: Bell 47G
Reported engine: Franklin 6V335*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,600 total25 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N970BRegistration cancelled Nov 26, 2014 · Bell 47GS/N 1311 Airframe modelBell 47G Engine modelFranklin 6V-335 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck tree on approach to small field. Crashed and burned. Helicopter student. Not rated. Drugs for heart surgery.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREE ON APPROACH TO SMALL FIELD. CRASHED AND BURNED. HELICOPTER STUDENT. NOT RATED. DRUGS FOR HEART SURGERY.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA93FA121Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportParker, FLthe misjudgement of the distance by the nonrated pilot-in-command and subsequent collision with a tree. Contributing to the accident was the lack of helicopter experience of the pilot-in-command.May 16, 1993 · Destroyed