Bell 47G-2 N5188B
22 November 1972 · Miami, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 November 1972 at about 18:05 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N5188B, operated by Miami Helicopt, was involved in an accident during in flight near Miami, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Watson Island
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2
- Registration
- N5188B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Miami Helicopt
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Turkey Point, Fla → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4087
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
HIT UNLTD CRANE BOOM WHILE FLYING OVER CONGESTEDAREA. VIS RESTRICTED DUE RAIN, HAZE & DARKNESS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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