# Accident 19961215039369A: Bell 47G, West Palm Beach, FL, December 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1996, 12:56 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5794° N, 80.0698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5794&lon=-80.0698&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 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961215039369A

## Narrative

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

STUCK THROTTLE. ENGINE OVERSPEED IN PATTERN. AUTOROTATED. TURNED INTO WIND FAILED DECELERATED. BOUNCED. NOSED OVER.

## 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 MIA97LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA038), Dec 15, 1996: Bell 47G (N1200Z), Lantana, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: an undetermined throttle problem, which resulted in a stuck (binding) throttle; and inadequate remedial action by the pilot, which led to a hard landing and subsequent nose over.

## Other reports on N1200Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19960730037069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960730037069A), Jul 30, 1996: Bell 47D1 (N1200Z), West Boca Raton, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power circling on photo flight at 200FT. Autorotated. Rotors hit trees landing.

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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