# NTSB LAX68A0068: Bell 47G-2, N412SF, Culver City, CA, January 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1968
- Place: Culver City, CA · CULVER CITY, CA
- Location: 34.0058° N, 118.3968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Culver City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0058&lon=-118.3968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68A0068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0062  68/1/17    CULVER CITY,CALIF   BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4129
        TIME - 0830                    N412SF              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGHES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- EXPRNCD FIXD WNG ACFT PLT PRACTCNG AUTO-ROT LNDGS FOR HELIC RTG.MVD CYCLC CTL AFT DRNG LVL OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N412SF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N412SF-2013-04-17), registration cancelled 2013-04-17, S/N 23 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hughes

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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