# NTSB MIA73AM056: Bell 47G-2, N5188B, Miami, FL, November 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1972
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169179
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM056

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Watson Island

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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