# NTSB LAX70FUD08: Bell 47D, N234B, Venice, CA, March 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1970
- Place: Venice, CA · VENICE, CA
- Location: 33.9908° N, 118.4601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9908&lon=-118.4601&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70FUD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0620  70/3/18    VENICE,CALIF        BELL 47D            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0815                    N234B               PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  AGE 29, 1340 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            117 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGHES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MONICA,CALIF          SANTA MONICA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N234B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234B-2012-09-04), registration cancelled 2012-09-04, S/N 175, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (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
- Airport: Hughes

## Other investigations on N234B (2)

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 LAX79FJA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FJA17), Oct 19, 1979: Bell 47D1 (N234B), Pearl City, HI, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX65A0059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65A0059), Jan 9, 1965: Bell 47D1 (N234B), Granada Hls, 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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