# Accident 19740906028489A: Bell 47J2A, Somis, CA, September 6, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1974
- Place: Somis, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 34.2653° N, 118.9984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2653&lon=-118.9984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8550F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8550F-1974-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2A (registry code 1181106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,043 total, 3,800 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75FUQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740906028489A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HOVERING 150AGL.TKOFF,TRNED DWNWND.GUSTS TO 18K.SETTLED WITH PWR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX75FUQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ07), Sep 6, 1974: Bell 47J-2A (N8550F), Somis, CA, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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