Bell 47-D1 N88929
22 March 1987 · Homosassa, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 March 1987 at about 18:40 local time, a Bell 47-D1 registered N88929 was involved in an accident near Homosassa, 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 18:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Homosassa, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47-D1
- Registration
- N88929
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Clearwater
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA87LA116
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
THE PLT STATED THAT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, AT ABOUT 50 FT, THE ENG LOST POWER AND HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A CANAL. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE NATURE OF THE MALFUNCTION OF THE ENGINE AS DESCRIBED BY THE PILOT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 17 Jun 1987 | Bell 47G-2 | Miami, Florida, United States | Gold Coast Helicopter, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1987 | Bell 47G | Wassaic, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Oct 1987 | Bell 47J-2 | Key Colony Bch., Florida, United States | Michaelson, Harlyn | No injuries | - |
All 1,633 records for this type
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