- Date
- March 20, 1967
- Place
- Miami Beach, FL · MIAMI BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N73990Bell 47J-2A
- Status
- Completed · report July 6, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118350
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0114 67/3/20 MIAMI BEACH,FLA BELL 47J-2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1047 TIME - 1600 N73990 PX- 0 0 2 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - 180TH ST.HELIPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH DITCHING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- ACFT SANK IN INTER-COASTAL WATER. PURPOSE OF FLT-PASSENGER RIDES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73990
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- 180th St.Heliport
N73990Registration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Bell 47J-2AAirframe modelBell 47J-2AEngine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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