- Date
- May 7, 1971
- Place
- Homstead, FL · HOMSTEAD, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N17271Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161135
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0452 71/5/7 HOMSTEAD,FLA BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2501 TIME - 1215 N17271 PX- 0 0 0 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, 1055 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI BEACH,FLA HOMSTEAD,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT ATTMPTD LDG IN DRY DUSTY LDG ZONE,T/R HIT TRCK.FIRE DESTROYED ACFT & TRUCK.DEBRIS HIT BYSTANDR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17271
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N17271 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA87IA185Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMiami, FLWhile in cruise flt at aprx 300 ft the plt reported that he heard a loud noise followed by a loss of power. He then autorotated & set the helicopter down with no further incident. Insp of the eng revealed that the number 6 cylinder connecting rod failed near…NTSB MIA85LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMiami, FLThe plt stated the helicopter gained too much forward speed because of gusty winds while he was maneuvering the helicopter to the refueling area. A hard landing resulted as the plt attempted to slow the helicopter to avoid contacting refueling equipment.NTSB MIA68A0040Accident · No injuriesClosedDavie, FL