- Date
- January 29, 1972
- Place
- Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N16414Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165113
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0476 72/1/29 FT LAUDERDALE,FLA BELL 47G CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 6000 TIME - 1145 N16414 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EXECUTIVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT LAUDERDALE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.T/D ON REAR OF FLOATS,M/R BLDS HIT GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16414
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Executive
N16414Registration cancelled Jul 7, 2017 · Bell 47GAirframe modelBell 47GEngine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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