# NTSB MIA710KT36: Bell 47G, N184B, Nassau, Burkina Faso, January 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1971
- Place: Nassau, Burkina Faso · NASSAU, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159736
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA710KT36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA710KT36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0001  71/1/23    NASSAU,BAHAMAS      BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2000
        TIME - 1030                    N184B               PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRITISH COLONIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASSAU,BAHAMAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF THE BAHAMAS  SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N184B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N184B-1976-09-15), registration cancelled 1976-09-15, S/N 1091, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: British Colonial

## Other investigations on N184B (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 MIA73FLD50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD50), Dec 28, 1972: Bell 47G (N184B), Orlando, FL, 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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