- Date
- May 26, 1972
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4837Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report February 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166937
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2089 72/5/26 OPA LOCKA,FLA BELL 47G CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1012 TIME - 1530 N4837 PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPA LOCKA,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) CHECK PILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) CHECK PILOT - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING CHECK PILOT - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FAA CK PLT LDG,PLT ACTG AS IP.T/R HIT WATER.CK PLT HAD ONLY HEADSET,CONFUSED HEIGHT ABOVE LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4837
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Opa Locka
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Other investigations on N4837 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA90LA077Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMiami, FLInadequate preflight by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate supply of fuel. The location of trees was a related factor in that the pilot was unable to maintain rotor RPM while attempting to reach a suitable landing area during…NTSB MIA78FKT44Accident · Serious injuriesClosedNorth Miami, FLNTSB MIA76FKT67Accident · Minor injuriesClosedN Miami Beach, FLNTSB MIA76DKT10Accident · No injuriesClosedMiami, FL