LAX65A0059

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 47D1 · Granada Hls, CA · January 9, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 9, 1965
Place
Granada Hls, CA · GRANADA HLS, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N234BBell 47D1
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180455

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0010   65/1/9  NR.GRANADA HLS CALIF  BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0835                    N234B               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      49, 12724 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1079 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N234B
Reported as
Bell 47D1
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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