- Date
- August 6, 1972
- Place
- Sylmar, CA · SYLMAR, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2879BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168797
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4084 72/8/6 SYLMAR,CALIF BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0915 N2879B PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 24, 2520 TOTAL HOURS, 911 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- MISJUDGED PWR RECOVERY FROM PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2879B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2879BRegistration cancelled Feb 15, 2012 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine 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 N2879B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX82DA135Accident · No injuriesFinal reportStockton, CAThe pilot landed to pick up a flagger and take him to the end of the field. The landing was made facing north on a north-south driveway. An overhead line was located along the east side of the driveway. During takeoff, the pilot moved laterally to the west,…NTSB LAX76FUQQ5Accident · No injuriesClosedValencia, CA