Bell 47D1 N912B
3 December 1965 · Homestead Fla, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 December 1965 at about 15:00 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N912B, operated by Miami Heli SER, was involved in an accident during in flight near Homestead Fla, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Homestead Fla, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Homestead Afb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D1
- Registration
- N912B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Miami Heli SER
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0878
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
HELICOPTER CONTACTED TREE WITH LANDING SKID WHILE HOVERING IN CONFINED AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47D1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1965 | Bell 47D1 | Sligo Nc, North Carolina, United States | Helicopter SER | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1965 | Bell 47D1 | San Carlos Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1965 | Bell 47D1 | Bells Station Cal, California, United States | Republic Helic | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1965 | Bell 47D1 | Snyder Tex, Texas, United States | Kitz Kopter In | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1965 | Bell 47D1 | Granada Hls Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1965 | Bell 47D1 | West Kingston Ri, Rhode Island, United States | Copters Unlimi | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |