# NTSB LAX66A0059: Bell 47G-4, N1157W, Burbank, CA, January 31, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1966
- Place: Burbank, CA · BURBANK, CA
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174191
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0059

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lockheed Air Trml

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.

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