- Date
- May 9, 1972
- Place
- La Canada, CA · LA CANADA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7959JBell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166058
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1813 72/5/9 NR.LA CANADA,CALIF BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2700 TIME - 1420 N7959J PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC TOTAL HOURS, 630 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MT HELISTOP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LA CANADA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MT SIDE HELIPAD,LITTLE MARGIN FOR ERROR.MR BLADE HIT MT.PLTS 6 OR 7TH LDG HERE.ACFT ROLLED DWN MT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7959J
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mt Helistop
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