- Date
- January 31, 1966
- Place
- Burbank, CA · BURBANK, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1157WBell 47G-4
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174191
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0351 66/1/31 BURBANK CALIF BELL 47G-4 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 14000 TIME - 1104 N1157W PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOCKHEED AIR TRML TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT TERRAIN - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- LANDED ON RAILROAD TRACKS.TAIL ROTOR BLADE SN A3-12811,PN 47-642-102-53.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1157W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lockheed Air Trml