- Date
- October 31, 1970
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N6761DBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158848
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4579 70/10/31 OPA LOCKA,FLA BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1576 TIME - 1812 N6761D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATSON ISLE HELIPAD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED REMARKS- DURG SLOW FLT OVR CTY AREA AT NITE ACFT SETTLED,SPUN TO RIGHT,HIT BLDGS,TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6761D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage