# NTSB LAX70FUG52: Bell 47G3B2, N2219W, Wrightwood, CA, June 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1970
- Place: Wrightwood, CA · WRIGHTWOOD, CA
- Location: 34.3437° N, 117.6309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrightwood, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3437&lon=-117.6309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120150
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70FUG52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUG52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2734  70/6/24  NR.WRIGHTWOOD,CALIF   BELL 47G3B2         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1210                    N2219W              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER PUBLIC              AGE 37, 3455 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            160 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            SAN GABRIEL,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          230                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- HOVERING APRX 30FT AGL USING UPSLOPE WND EFFECT,TURNED LOST LIFT UNABLE TO RECOVER.D/A 10000FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2219W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2219W-2012-08-30), registration cancelled 2012-08-30, S/N 6746, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (registry code 1181029) (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 N2219W (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 SEA87LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA118), Jun 12, 1987: Bell 47G-3B-2 (N2219W), Milton-Freewatr, OR, destroyed

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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