Bell 47G N17271
7 May 1971 · Homstead, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 7 May 1971 at about 12:15 local time, a Bell 47G registered N17271, operated by Gold Coast HEL, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Homstead, Florida, United States. One person was on board. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Homstead, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N17271
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gold Coast HEL
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Miami Beach, Fla → Homstead, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0452
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT ATTMPTD LDG IN DRY DUSTY LDG ZONE, T/R HIT TRCK.FIRE DESTROYED ACFT & TRUCK.DEBRIS HIT BYSTANDR
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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