Bell 47G N4837
26 May 1972 · Opa Locka, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 May 1972 at about 15:30 local time, a Bell 47G registered N4837, operated by Gold Coast HEL, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Opa Locka, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Opa Locka, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Opa Locka
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N4837
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gold Coast HEL
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Check
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2089
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
FAA CK PLT LDG, PLT ACTG AS IP.T/R HIT WATER.CK PLT HAD ONLY HEADSET, CONFUSED HEIGHT ABOVE LAKE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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