- Date
- February 28, 1968
- Place
- La Verne, CA · LA VERNE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N320RBell 47D
- Status
- Completed · report May 14, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111456
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0764 68/2/28 LA VERNE,CALIF BELL 47D CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1320 N320R PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 32, 282 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 145 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- IMPROPER TECHNIQUE FOR SOFT FIELD RUN-ON LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N320R
- Reported as
- Bell 47D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brackett Field