# NTSB LAX67A0044: Bell 47J-2, N73924, Carpenter, CA, November 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1966
- Place: Carpenter, CA · CARPENTER, CA
- Location: 37.6133° N, 122.0444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carpenter, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6133&lon=-122.0444&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120122
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67A0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1170   66/11/7 NR.CARPENTER,CALIF    BELL 47J-2          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0655                    N73924              PX-  3  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               AGE 38, 2280 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            330 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARSON AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73924](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73924-1969-11-06), registration cancelled 1969-11-06, S/N 2637 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47J-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (registry code 1181104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Parson Airpark

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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