# NTSB Accident MIA04GA117
> **Bell 47G-5** · 2004-08-04 · Bunnell, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA04GA117
- **Event ID:** 20040811X01197
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-08-04
- **Location:** Bunnell, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.639444, -81.226943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 47G-5
- **Registration:** N232MC
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued flights and inadequate inspections after repeated tail rotor guard ground strikes due to improper flaring, which resulted in an in-flight failure of tail rotor drive shaft components, a loss of control, and the helicopter crash.

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