- Date
- April 26, 1978
- Place
- North Miami, FL · NORTH MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4837Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780426012899A
- Case key
- 142486
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1100 78/4/26 NORTH MIAMI,FL BELL 47G CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1330 N4837 PX- 0 1 0 TEST 44, 5525 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3860 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTH MIAMI,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- BOLT,AN 174-17,ATTACHING LATERAL CONTROL ROD TO SWASHPLATE ASSEMBLY MISSING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4837
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4837 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA90LA077Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMiami, FLInadequate preflight by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate supply of fuel. The location of trees was a related factor in that the pilot was unable to maintain rotor RPM while attempting to reach a suitable landing area during…NTSB MIA76FKT67Accident · Minor injuriesClosedN Miami Beach, FLNTSB MIA76DKT10Accident · No injuriesClosedMiami, FLNTSB MIA72AM126Accident · No injuriesClosedOpa Locka, FL