19751025040039A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-2 · Ventura, CA · October 25, 1975

Date
October 25, 1975
Place
Ventura, CA
Airport
Ventura Marina
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7977J
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX76AL028
Reported as
Bell 47G3B2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,770 total1,045 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pwr lines ovr river bed difficult to see. Plt familiar with area.

As the FAA filed it

PWR LINES OVR RIVER BED DIFFICULT TO SEE. PLT FAMILIAR WITH AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.