- Date
- December 31, 1965
- Place
- Piru, CA · PIRU, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N972BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174997
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1007 65/12/31 NR.PIRU CALIF BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3100 TIME - 1135 N972B PX- 0 0 1 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 475 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER ROLL OVER LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- PARTIAL CONTROL MAINTAINED AFTER WIRE STRIKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N972B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N972B · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
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