- Date
- November 21, 1974
- Place
- Joshua Tree, CA · JOSHUA TREE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3084GBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741121037609A
- Case key
- 141020
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3368 74/11/21 NR.JOSHUA TREE,CALIF BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0745 N3084G PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG 48, 10185 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 9964 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION 29 PALMS,CALIF JOSHUA TREE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 55 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- LNDG AT 6500 FT,LOST LIFT,HARD LNDG.WIND & DIRECTION VARIABLE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3084G
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3084G · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX01LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWinterhaven, CAA failure of the transmission free wheeling unit due to improper maintenance. A factor was the dark night visual condition.NTSB LAX99LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWinterhaven, CAThe failure of the pilot to maintain rotor rpm. A factor was his attempt to take off over gross weight.NTSB LAX80FUA22Accident · No injuriesClosedBellflower, CA