# Accident 19771122043469A: Bell 47J2, Burbank, CA, November 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1977
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Hollywood-Burbank
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.2007° N, 118.3587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOLLYWOOD BURBANK (BUR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2007&lon=-118.3587&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8442E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8442E-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2 (registry code 1181104, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,109 total, 138 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771122043469A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 LAX78FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA008), Nov 22, 1977: Bell 47J-2 (N8442E), Burbank, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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