# Incident 19970301007279I: Bell 47J2A, Marathon, FL, March 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1997, 15:50 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.7323° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marathon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7323&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8568F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8568F-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2A (registry code 1181106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970301007279I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: HELICOPTER DEPARTED WITH 2 PASSENGERS ON SIGHTSEEING RIDE ALONG FLORIDA KEYS FROM MARATHON, FL AT 1520 EST 3/1/97. AT APPROXIMATLEY 1550 EST, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE PILOT PERFORMED AN AUTOROTATION INTO ABOUT 2 FEET OF WATER ABOUT 1000 YARDS OFF SHORE AT MILE MARKER 54. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N8568F (1)

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

- [Accident 20180715011229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180715011229A), Jul 15, 2018: Bell 47J-2A (N8568F), Franklin, IN, Destroyed. The conditions were VFR. The pilot was Flying in a northerly direction at 50 feet altitude adjacent to runway 21. At the north end of runway 21 the pilot…

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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