Aviation Crash Map

Bell 47G-2 N17271

17 June 1987 · Miami, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 June 1987 at about 19:30 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N17271, operated by Gold Coast Helicopter, Inc., was involved in an incident near Miami, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:30
Classification
Incident
Location
Miami, Florida, United States
Coordinates
25.9291, -80.1392
Aircraft
Bell 47G-2
Registration
N17271
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Gold Coast Helicopter, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
North Miami → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA87IA185

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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

WHILE IN CRUISE FLT AT APRX 300 FT THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER. HE THEN AUTOROTATED & SET THE HELICOPTER DOWN WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. INSP OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER 6 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD FAILED NEAR THE WRIST PIN DUE TO A FATIGUE FRACTURE, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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