# NTSB MIA73FLD50: Bell 47G, N184B, Orlando, FL, December 28, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1972
- Place: Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FLD50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4053  72/12/28   ORLANDO,FLA         BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1153
        TIME - 1703                    N184B               PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 270 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLANDO,FLA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 5 PISTON FAILED. TOO LOW FOR SUCCESSFUL AUTOROTATION. SIGHTSEEING FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N184B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N184B-1976-09-15), registration cancelled 1976-09-15, S/N 1091, built 1959 (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

## Other investigations on N184B (1)

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 MIA710KT36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA710KT36), Jan 23, 1971: Bell 47G (N184B), Nassau, Burkina Faso, 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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