# NTSB MIA68A0029: Bell 47H-1, N2475B, Miami, FL, September 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1967
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114918
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68A0029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0029

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2475B-1990-08-07), registration cancelled 1990-08-07, S/N 1359 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47H-1
- Registry model: [Bell 47H-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47h-1) (registry code 1181011) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Miami Intl

## Other investigations on N2475B (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 UNK65X1076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1076), Dec 20, 1964: Bell 47H1 (N2475B), Washington, DC, substantial damage

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.

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