# NTSB LAX68A0009: Bell 206A, N7847S, Carpinteria, CA, July 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1967
- Place: Carpinteria, CA · CARPINTERIA, CA
- Location: 34.3862° N, 119.5082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carpinteria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3862&lon=-119.5082&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115888
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68A0009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0622  67/7/17    CARPINTERIA,CALIF   BELL 206A           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 360
        TIME - 1655                    N7847S              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARSONS AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- T/R STRUCK GAS PUMP HANDLE DURING CLEARING TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7847S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7847S-2013-06-10), registration cancelled 2013-06-10, S/N 47, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Parsons Airpark

## Other investigations on N7847S (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 FTW76FRD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD16), Nov 2, 1975: Bell 206B (N7847S), Morgan City, LA, 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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