- Date
- March 24, 1968
- Place
- Hntngtn Bch, CA · HNTNGTN BCH, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6720DBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report April 1, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111647
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0502 68/3/24 HNTNGTN BCH,CALIF BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1500 TIME - 1652 N6720D PX- 0 0 0 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER ROLL OVER LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ACTION,LACK OF REMARKS- STRUCK T/R ON BEACH,WHILE TOWING BOAT TO SHORE.UNCONTROLLED LNDG.FAILED TO INITATE EMGCY PROCEDURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6720D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meadowlark
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Other investigations on N6720D · 2
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