- Date
- March 30, 1983, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Homestead, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N47WJBell 47G2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830330010439A
- Case key
- 30773
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Analysis
According to the pilot he made a normal crosswind approach for landing, nearing ground at about 4 or 5 feet AGL. In extremely gusty weather, the aircraft struck the ground first, went vertical about 10 or 15 feet then lost lift and dropped to ground hard, landing on left side. Turned over on left side.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47WJ
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- CC1463
- Airframe hours
- 3,944
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-435-A1F, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ft. Lauderdale Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 12, 1983 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- MTH · Marathon, FL
- Airport
- X51 · Homestead
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 10,200 total · 3,200 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TMB, 11 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.