# Accident 19800611023309A: Bell 47G, Long Beach, CA, June 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Queen Mary
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7491° N, 118.1901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at QUEEN MARY (CL07), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7491&lon=-118.1901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8270E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8270E-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 506 total, 129 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800611023309A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE DURING LANDING.

## 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 LAX80FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA104), Jun 11, 1980: Bell 47G (N8270E), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage

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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