UNK64X1986

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 47H1 · Miami, FL · May 28, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 28, 1964
Place
Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N981BBell 47H1
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183546

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0294  64/5/28    MIAMI FLA           BELL 47H1           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 2576
        TIME - 1821                    N981B               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N981B
Reported as
Bell 47H1
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.

Other investigations on N981B · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.