# Accident 19960730037069A: Bell 47D1, West Boca Raton, FL, July 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1996, 09:50 local time
- Place: West Boca Raton, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3497° N, 80.1595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3497&lon=-80.1595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1200Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1200Z-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1G (registry code 1180804, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6VS335*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 296 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960730037069A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER CIRCLING ON PHOTO FLIGHT AT 200FT. AUTOROTATED. ROTORS HIT TREES LANDING.

## 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 MIA96LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA197), Jul 30, 1996: Bell 47D1G (N1200Z), West Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to apply carburetor heat following a loss of engine power due to inadequate altitude over a populated area. Contributing to the accident was the encounter with conditions…

## Other reports on N1200Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19961215039369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961215039369A), Dec 15, 1996: Bell 47G (N1200Z), West Palm Beach, FL, Destroyed. Stuck throttle. Engine overspeed in pattern. Autorotated. Turned into wind failed decelerated. Bounced. Nosed over.

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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