# NTSB MIA72AM126: Bell 47G, N4837, Opa Locka, FL, May 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1972
- Place: Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72AM126
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM126

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4837-1994-04-08), registration cancelled 1994-04-08, S/N 1453 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Opa Locka

## Other investigations on N4837 (4)

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 MIA90LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA077), Mar 3, 1990: Bell 47G (N4837), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE 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…
- [NTSB MIA78FKT44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT44), Apr 26, 1978: Bell 47G (N4837), North Miami, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76FKT67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKT67), Apr 12, 1976: Bell 47G (N4837), N Miami Beach, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76DKT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT10), Aug 30, 1975: Bell 47G (N4837), Miami, 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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