- Date
- March 31, 1969
- Place
- Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8550FBell 47J-2A
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 188112
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0955 69/3/31 LOS ANGELES,CALIF BELL 47J-2A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0920 N8550F PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC 45, 10300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 5000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR HEAD ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- COTTER PINS NOT INSTALLED IN EACH SWIVEL LINK STRAP IN SWASHPLATE ASSY.LDG IN ST,HIT AUTO,SUB DMGE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8550F
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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