- Date
- May 23, 1975
- Place
- Bakersfied, CA · BAKERSFIED, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2906WBell 47G3B2
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750523012869A
- Case key
- 149108
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3184 75/5/23 NR.BAKERSFIED,CA BELL 47G3B2 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1215 N2906W PX- 0 1 0 POLICE PATROL AGE 31, 4350 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAKERSFIED,CA KERNVILLE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2906W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2906WRegistration cancelled Sep 29, 2014 · Bell 47G-3B-2Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-2Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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Other investigations on N2906W · 1
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