# NTSB LAX71FUQ89: Bell 47G3B1, N1133W, Pacoima, CA, June 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1971
- Place: Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
- Location: 34.2625° N, 118.4270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pacoima, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2625&lon=-118.4270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161906
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUQ89
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUQ89

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2125   71/6/7    PACOIMA,CALIF       BELL 47G3B2         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4286
        TIME - 0540                    N2220W              PX-  0  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 372 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITEMAN AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PACOIMA,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- M/R BLDS HIT N1133W,SUB DMG.PLT WAS NOT AWARE THAT N1133W HAD MOVED OFF HIS HELO SPOT.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2125   71/6/7    PACOIMA,CALIF       BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3893
        TIME - 0540                    N1133W              PX-  0  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITEMAN AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PACOIMA,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- HIT BY N2220W,SUB DMG.PLT PICKED ACFT UP TO TAXI,LND ON SIGNAL BUT NOT ON CENTER OF HELO SPOT.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1133W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1133W-2006-03-27), registration cancelled 2006-03-27, S/N 2930, 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 VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Whiteman Airpark

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N2220W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2220W-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 6750, 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
- Airport: Whiteman Airpark

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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