# NTSB MIA91TL#03: Bell 47-G5A, N7925J, Titusville, FL, March 27, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: March 27, 1991, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Coordinates: 29.059494, -81.229576 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0595&lon=-81.2296&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA91TL#03
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32939/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91TL%2303

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7925J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7925J), registered now, S/N 25041, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47-G5A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Part 91
- Operator: Brevard County Mosquito Con.
- Departed: TIX

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 170° at 8 knots
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: NASA

## Other investigations on N7925J (3)

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

- [NTSB CHI03LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA210), Jul 15, 2003: Bell 47G-5 (N7925J), Cleveland, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and low altitude flight when he failed to maintain altitude/clearance from the transmission wire. A factor contributing to the accident was the transmission wire.
- [NTSB CHI97LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA004), Oct 6, 1996: Bell 47G-5 (N7925J), Nunda, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of maintenance personnel to properly torque the six accessory drive bolts, which resulted in fatigue failure of the undertorqued bolts.
- [NTSB MIA93LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA027), Dec 7, 1992: Bell 47-G5A (N7925J), Belle Glade, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER IN FLIGHT DECISION OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO ATTEMPT AN AGRICULTURAL TURN WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO ACCOMPLISH THE MANEUVER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S…

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

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