- Date
- August 14, 1972
- Place
- Huntgtn Bch, CA · HUNTGTN BCH, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2097Bell 47J-2
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167537
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1605 72/8/14 HUNTGTN BCH,CALIF BELL 47J-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 330 TIME - 1630 N2097 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG BEACH,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: MAIN ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT HIT OIL WELL RIGGING PIPE AFTER T/R GEARS FAILED.
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 LAX72FUA02Accident · No injuriesClosedHntngtn Bch, CANTSB LAX70DUA17Accident · No injuriesClosedLong Beach, CA