- Date
- November 12, 1971
- Place
- Glendale, CA · GLENDALE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163376
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3286 71/11/12 GLENDALE,CALIF BELL 47G5 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0030 N4799R PX- 0 0 1 POLICE PATROL AGE 36, 2731 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 2241 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LA POLICE HELIPRT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GLENDALE,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 FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RAMP FACILITIES WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- M/R BLDS HIT BLDS OF HEL N4713R,S DMG.HELIPORT LTNG,MRKNG,RAIN RDCD VSBLTY.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3286 71/11/12 GLENDALE,CALIF BELL 47G5 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 761 TIME - 0030 N4713R PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 614 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LA POLICE HELIPRT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GLENDALE,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- M/R BLDS OF N4799R HIT M/R BLDS.ENG OFF,ROTORS IDLING.N4799R D BY FIRE.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N4713R
- Reported as
- Bell 47G5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- La Police Heliprt
N4713RRegistration cancelled Dec 11, 2012 · Bell 47G-5Airframe modelBell 47G-5Engine modelLycoming VO-435 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.
- Registration
- N4799R
- Reported as
- Bell 47G5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- La Police Heliprt
N4799RRegistration cancelled Nov 27, 2012 · Bell 47G-5Airframe modelBell 47G-5Engine modelLycoming VO-435 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 N4713R · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.