- Date
- December 20, 1967
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2867BBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112558
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0987 67/12/20 MIAMI,FLA BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1045 N2867B PX- 0 0 0 OTHER AGE 48, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 4500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI HELIPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- AIR TAXIING TO GAS PUMP-WIRE STRUCK,ENTANGLED IN TAILROTOR CAUSED BLADE TO COME OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2867B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miami Heliport
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Other investigations on N2867B · 2
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