# NTSB LAX67A0066: Bell 47G-5, N8586F, E.Los Angeles, CA, January 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1967
- Place: E.Los Angeles, CA · E.LOS ANGELES, CA
- Location: 34.0315° N, 118.1686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Los Angeles, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0315&lon=-118.1686&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67A0066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0071  67/1/12    E.LOS ANGELES,CAL   BELL 47G-5          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 982
        TIME - 0850                    N8586F              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 532 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERIFFS HELIPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- TAIL-BOOM STRUCK GROUND DURING POWER RECOVERY FROM PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8586F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8586F-1971-04-16), registration cancelled 1971-04-16, S/N 7810 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-5
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sheriffs Heliport

## Other investigations on N8586F (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX69D0176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0176), Nov 18, 1968: Bell 47G-5 (N8586F), Cty Of Indusy, CA, substantial damage

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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