# NTSB LAX68A0050: Bell 47G-2, N2870B, Huntington, CA, November 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1967
- Place: Huntington, CA · HUNTINGTON, CA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68A0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0844  67/11/16 NR.HUNTINGTON,CALIF   BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1850
        TIME - 1550                    N2870B              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMMY PLATFORM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- 315 LB TOOL LOADED ON RT CARGO RACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2870B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2870B), registered now, S/N 1975, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Emmy Platform

## Other investigations on N2870B (2)

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 MKC75DER12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER12), Aug 5, 1974: Bell 47G-2 (N2870B), Meridan, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW74FPG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG23), Sep 18, 1973: Bell 47G2 (N2870B), Viola, AR, 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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