# NTSB LAX68F0375: Bell 47D, N320R, La Verne, CA, February 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1968
- Place: La Verne, CA · LA VERNE, CA
- Location: 34.1205° N, 117.7699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Verne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1205&lon=-117.7699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68F0375
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0375

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brackett Field

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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