- Date
- November 21, 1969
- Place
- Goleta, CA · GOLETA, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N73921Bell 47J
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149457
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3754 69/11/21 GOLETA,CALIF BELL 47J CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 8833 TIME - 0707 N73921 PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 4543 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA BARBARA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GOLETA,CALIF BLUE WATER NR 2 RIG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- SUDDEN ENG OVERSPEED,LOSS OF ROTOR RPM. SUSPECTED SLIPPAGE OF FREE-WHEELING UNIT.NO EVIDENCE FOUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73921
- Reported as
- Bell 47J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Barbara
N73921Registration cancelled Jul 23, 2013 · Bell 47J-2Airframe modelBell 47J-2Engine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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