- Date
- November 22, 1972
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5188BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169179
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4087 72/11/22 MIAMI,FLA BELL 47G-2 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1805 N5188B PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 27, 2614 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1030 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATSON ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TURKEY POINT,FLA MIAMI,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 6000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 60 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 320 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT UNLTD CRANE BOOM WHILE FLYING OVER CONGESTED AREA. VIS RESTRICTED DUE RAIN,HAZE & DARKNESS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5188B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Watson Island