- Date
- May 6, 1966
- Place
- Santa Susana, CA · SANTA SUSANA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2473BBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172425
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0376 66/5/6 SANTA SUSANA CAL BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1305 N2473B PX- 0 0 0 SEARCH AND RESCUE AGE 54, 1504 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1124 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA SUSANA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- PILOT STRUCK WIRES,LANDED AND INSPECTED ROTOR DAMAGE.ROTOR FAILED ABOUT 15-MINS.AFTER NEXT TAKEOFF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2473B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Susana
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