# NTSB LAX69D0326: Bell 47D1, N8116, Calabasas, CA, April 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1969
- Place: Calabasas, CA · CALABASAS, CA
- Location: 34.1276° N, 118.6684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calabasas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1276&lon=-118.6684&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0326
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0326

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0926  69/4/30    CALABASAS,CALIF     BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 800
        TIME - 1205                    N8116               PX-  0  0  2  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- T/O FROM SIDE OF HILL.AFTER MOVING OUT OF GRND EFFECT PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO SETTLE WITH POWER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8116](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8116-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N K763, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell Kitz Kopters 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-kitz-kopters-47d1) (registry code 1180844) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8116 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW68A0029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0029), Sep 8, 1967: Bell 47D1 (N8116), Irving, TX, substantial damage

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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