- Date
- January 17, 1979
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2873BBell 47G2USCG1376Sikorsky HH52A
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790117015892A
- Case key
- 137145
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1480 79/1/17 OPA LOCKA,FL SIKORSKY HH52A CR- 4 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1015 USCG1376 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC 32, 4049 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 1583 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPA LOCKA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: ISSUED IMPROPER OR CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY FIRE AFTER IMPACT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1480 79/1/17 OPA LOCKA,FL BELL 47G2 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 36 TOTAL TIME - 1015 N2873B PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 4 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPA LOCKA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: ISSUED IMPROPER OR CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2873B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Opa Locka Airport
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- USCG1376
- Reported as
- Sikorsky HH52A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Opa Locka Airport
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 N2873B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.