# NTSB LAX73DUQ04: Bell 47G-2, N2879B, Sylmar, CA, August 6, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1972
- Place: Sylmar, CA · SYLMAR, CA
- Location: 34.3078° N, 118.4492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylmar, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3078&lon=-118.4492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUQ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUQ04-168797

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2879B-2012-02-15), registration cancelled 2012-02-15, S/N 1692, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (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

## Other investigations on N2879B (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX82DA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA135), Apr 15, 1982: Bell 47G-2 (N2879B), Stockton, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX76FUQQ5](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQQ5), Aug 4, 1975: Bell 47G-2 (N2879B), Valencia, CA, substantial damage

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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