- Date
- June 23, 1974
- Place
- La Crescnta, CA · LA CRESCNTA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8496EBell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 130697
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2657 74/6/23 NR.LA CRESCNTA,CALIF BELL 47G-3B CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1016 N8496E PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE AGE 39, 3298 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TELEPHONE LINES & PWR LINES SPANNED CANYON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8496E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8496ERegistration cancelled Sep 15, 2009 · Bell 47G-3BAirframe modelBell 47G-3BEngine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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Other investigations on N8496E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.