# NTSB MIA71FKT61: Bell 47G, N17271, Homstead, FL, May 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1971
- Place: Homstead, FL · HOMSTEAD, FL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKT61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKT61

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17271-1994-04-12), registration cancelled 1994-04-12, S/N 221 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N17271 (3)

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 MIA87IA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87IA185), Jun 17, 1987: Bell 47G-2 (N17271), Miami, FL, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB MIA85LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA085), Jan 28, 1985: Bell 47-G (N17271), Miami, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68A0040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0040), Oct 25, 1967: Bell 47G (N17271), Davie, 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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