- Date
- July 21, 1972
- Place
- Santa Mnica, CA · SANTA MNICA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4798RBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167506
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2523 72/7/21 SANTA MNICA,CALIF BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1220 TIME - 0100 N4798R PX- 0 0 1 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 1047 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA MNICA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY REMARKS- ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED OVERHANGING LIGHT STANDARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4798R
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Monica
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Other investigations on N4798R · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX92LA278Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMesa, AZA partial loss of engine power due to unknown reason (s). Factors in this accident were 1) low altitude when the partial loss of power occurred 2) low rotor RPM as a result of the loss of power, and 3) the pilot not being able to take remedial action due to…NTSB LAX90DVM01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGuadalupe, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient clearance allowing the aircraft to collide with a wooden power pole. Contributing to the accident was the sunglare which inhibited the pilot's vision.