# NTSB LAX69A0011: Bell 47J-2, N8432E, Los Angeles, CA, August 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1968
- Place: Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69A0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2223  68/8/12    LOS ANGELES,CALIF   BELL 47J-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 16208
        TIME - 1015                    N8432E              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 3827 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK RETAINING WALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8432E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8432E-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 1814, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47J-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (registry code 1181104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Los Angeles

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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