- Date
- March 18, 1971
- Place
- La Verne, CA · LA VERNE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N73212Bell 47G3B
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160698
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0787 71/3/18 LA VERNE,CALIF BELL 47G3B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1136 N73212 PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE 29, 3509 TOTAL HOURS, 152 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ONTARIO INTL,CALIF LA VERNE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO INSPCT LDG AREA. MADE FULL AUTO IN SOFT PLOWED FLD. CAME TO REST INVERTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73212
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brackett Field
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Other investigations on N73212 · 2
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