# NTSB UNK64X1986: Bell 47H1, N981B, Miami, FL, May 28, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1964
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183546
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1986
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1986

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N981B-2017-02-13), registration cancelled 2017-02-13, S/N 1351, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47H1
- Registry model: [Bell 47H-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47h-1) (registry code 1181011) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N981B (2)

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 FTW76FPH03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPH03), Aug 21, 1976: Bell 47H-1 (N981B), Tuckerman, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD75FKW13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FKW13), Apr 1, 1975: Bell 47H (N981B), Nashville, TN, substantial damage

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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