Bell 47-G5A accident near Titusville, Florida, March 27, 1991
On March 27, 1991 at about 2:30 pm local time, a Bell 47-G5A (helicopter), registered N7925J, was substantially damaged in an accident near Titusville, Florida. It was a public-use flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). The NTSB record does not give the injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 27, 1991 · about 2:30 pm local time · cases in 1991
- Place
- Titusville, Florida · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Bell 47-G5A · all 47-G5As on the register
- Registration
- N7925J · registry record
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Public-use flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Seats: 0
- Landing gear: fixed
- Not recorded
- Operator: Brevard County Mosquito Con.
The flight
- Departed from: TIX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Wind: from 170° at 8 knots
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:55 pm from NASA
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Other NTSB records under N7925J the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N7925J on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Bell 47 478 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Bell 3,079 aircraft on the register
- Space Coast Regional · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 981 in the last ten years
- Florida 21,712 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N7925J 3 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/MIA91TL%2303.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.