Bell 47G-2 N5185B
4 May 1980 · Panama Cy Bch, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 May 1980 at about 13:30 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N5185B, operated by Redi-Copters, I, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Panama Cy Bch, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Panama Cy Bch, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Redi-Copter
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2
- Registration
- N5185B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Redi-Copters, I
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1012
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 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
DRG 180DEG PDL TURN OVR ELEVD PAD, DRIFTED OFF, SETTLED, TAIL HIT PAD.CG OUT 2IN FWD,91LBS OVR MAX WT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |