# NTSB LAX70DUA17: Bell 47J-2, N2097, Long Beach, CA, April 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1970
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137973
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70DUA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1218   70/4/1    LONG BEACH,CALIF    BELL 47J-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2795
        TIME - 2200                    N2097               PX-  0  0  3  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 153 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THUMS OIL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            OIL ISLAND C,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. LND IN UNLIGHTED AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2097](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2097-2013-07-30), registration cancelled 2013-07-30, S/N 2832, built 1963 (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: Thums Oil

## Other investigations on N2097 (3)

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 LAX84FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA130), Jan 1, 1984: Bell 47J-2 (N2097), Kahuku, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX73FUA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA12), Aug 14, 1972: Bell 47J-2 (N2097), Huntgtn Bch, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX72FUA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUA02), Jul 7, 1971: Bell 47J-2 (N2097), Hntngtn Bch, CA, 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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