# NTSB LAX70F0070: Bell 47G3B1, N1126W, Siera Madre, CA, July 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1969
- Place: Siera Madre, CA · SIERA MADRE, CA
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70F0070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0070-201453

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2093   69/7/5    SIERA,MADRE,CALIF   BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1348                    N1126W              PX-  0  0  0  FIRE CONTROL              AGE 37, 2130 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            700 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER
          EQUIP-ELEC RELEASE MALFUNCTION,UN DROP WATER BAG.
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT UN TO CLEAR RISING TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1126W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1126W-2013-07-16), registration cancelled 2013-07-16, S/N 2918, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1126W (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 LAX71AL033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL033), Dec 1, 1970: Bell 47G3B1 (N1126W), Rim Forest, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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