# NTSB LAX69D0203: Bell 206A, N696MR, Long Beach, CA, November 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1968
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107687
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0203
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0203

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4391  68/11/12   LONG BEACH,CALIF    BELL 206A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 15000
        TIME - 1345                    N696MR              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- 4 FT CHAIN LINK FENCE THAT SURROUNDED AREA ON ARPT USED AS HELIPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N696MR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N696MR-1970-11-13), registration cancelled 1970-11-13, S/N 103, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Registry model: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Long Beach

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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