# NTSB MIA71FLA09: Bell 47G-2, N5185B, Panama City, FL, August 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1970
- Place: Panama City, FL · PANAMA CITY, FL
- Location: 30.1588° N, 85.6602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panama City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1588&lon=-85.6602&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110497
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FLA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3191  70/8/14    PANAMA CITY,FLA     BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1640                    N5185B              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     AGE 54, 15000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 5000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PANAMA CITY,FLA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- T/R BLADE RETAINING BOLT,PN47-461-052-3,FAILED.HAD 30 MORE HRS OPN PER AD70-14-2.DITCHED IN GULF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5185B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5185B-1989-06-16), registration cancelled 1989-06-16, S/N 1540 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5185B (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 CHI83LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA295), Jul 3, 1983: Bell 47G2 (N5185B), Thomasville, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA80FKJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ35), May 4, 1980: Bell 47G-2 (N5185B), Panama Cy Bch, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69D0067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0067), Jun 29, 1968: Bell 47G-2 (N5185B), Panama City, 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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