- Date
- January 28, 1985, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Miami, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N17271Bell 47-G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850128001809A
- Case key
- 31347
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated the helicopter gained too much forward speed because of gusty winds while he was maneuvering the helicopter to the refueling area. A hard landing resulted as the plt attempted to slow the helicopter to avoid contacting refueling equipment.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17271
- Reported as
- Bell 47-G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 221
- Airframe hours
- 6,357
- Engine
- Franklin 6V335, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Donald C. Bomback
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 10, 1984 · 80 hours before
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,500 total · 6,150 in this make and model · 7,300 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 22 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA, 10 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.
Other investigations on N17271 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.