# NTSB MIA77DA034: Gazell SA341G, N69TH, Ft Lauderdale, FL, February 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1977
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DA034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DA034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0425  77/2/22  NR.FT LAUDERDALE,FL   GAZELL SA341G       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4000
        TIME - 1300                    N69TH               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST PALM BEACH,FL          BIMINI ISLAND,BAHAMA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69TH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69TH-1977-09-16), registration cancelled 1977-09-16, S/N 1219 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GAZELL SA341G
- Registry model: [Aerospatiale SA341G GAZELLE](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa341g-gazelle) (registry code 8680610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770222020249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770222020249A), Feb 22, 1977: Aerosp SA341G, Ft Lauderdale, Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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