- Date
- July 7, 1971
- Place
- Hntngtn Bch, CA · HNTNGTN BCH, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2097Bell 47J-2
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162522
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2485 71/7/7 HNTNGTN BCH,CALIF BELL 47J-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3378 TIME - 0640 N2097 PX- 0 0 3 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 551 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HNTNGTN BCH,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: VERTICAL HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ALT TOO LOW TO RECVR FOR LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2097
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meadowlark
N2097Registration cancelled Jul 30, 2013 · Bell 47J-2Airframe modelBell 47J-2Engine modelLycoming VO-540 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N2097 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX84FA130Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportKahuku, HIAbout 3 min after takeoff, the helicopter was observed descending in a 'gliding fashion' until water impact. A witness reported that it appeared to be flying straight & did not appear to be in trouble. The witness reported that she could hear the eng & it…NTSB LAX73FUA12Accident · No injuriesClosedHuntgtn Bch, CANTSB LAX70DUA17Accident · No injuriesClosedLong Beach, CA