- Date
- September 15, 1967
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2475BBell 47H-1
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114918
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0649 67/9/15 MIAMI,FLA BELL 47H-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4075 TIME - 1615 N2475B PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE REMARKS- PLT FLEW INTO VORTEX OF ANOTHER HELIC DURING FORMATION TAKE OFF-LOST CONTROL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2475B
- Reported as
- Bell 47H-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miami Intl
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