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| Date: | Friday 20 August 1982 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N366DJ |
| MSN: | 717 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6458 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-435 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Miami, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Opa Locka, FL (KOPF) |
| Opa Locka, FL (KOPF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE WAS PRACTICING AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING, HE STARTED TO FLARE A BIT TOO HIGH. HE STATED THAT THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN HARDER THAN NORMAL AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES FLEXED DOWNWARD AND SWEPT ACROSS THE TAIL BOOM. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FAILED AT THE AFT END AND THE MAIN ROTOR AND TAIL ROTOR BLADES WERE DAMAGED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA82DA174
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 July 1983 | N366DJ | Kent Murry | 0 | Lake Worth, FL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 01:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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