# NTSB MIA69F0017: Bell 47H-1, N2891B, Cape Canaverl, FL, April 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1968
- Place: Cape Canaverl, FL · CAPE CANAVERL, FL
- Location: 28.3932° N, 80.6048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape Canaveral, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3932&lon=-80.6048&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1775  68/4/20    CAPE CANAVERL,FLA   BELL 47H-1          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1580
        TIME - 1400                    N2891B              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 154 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PT KENNEDY HELIPT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- CAUSE OF VIBRATION UNDETERMINED.MAIN ROTOR HIT TAIL BOOM ON LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2891B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2891B), registered now, S/N 1535, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47H-1
- Registry model: [Bell 47H-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47h-1) (registry code 1181011) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pt Kennedy Helipt

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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