# NTSB LAX68A0027: Bell 47J-2A, N1134W, Pico Rivera, CA, August 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1967
- Place: Pico Rivera, CA · PICO RIVERA, CA
- Location: 33.9895° N, 118.0890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pico Rivera, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9895&lon=-118.0890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114604
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68A0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1202  67/8/28    PICO RIVERA,CALIF   BELL 47J-2A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 15000
        TIME - 1830                    N1134W              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1225 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PICO RIVERA,CALIF           PICO RIVERA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE OF UNIDENTIFIED JET ACFT.M/R SEVERED T/R DRIVESHAFT.AUTOROTATED,H LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1134W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1134W-1990-09-10), registration cancelled 1990-09-10, S/N 3130 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J-2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47J-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (registry code 1181106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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