- Date
- January 9, 1975
- Place
- Trona, CA · TRONA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1359XBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750109002859A
- Case key
- 170778
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0089 75/1/9 NR.TRONA,CA BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 12090 TIME - 0900 N1359X PX- 0 0 0 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 5400 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PANAMINT SPRINGS,CA TRONA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: GROUND TAXI FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT LARGE BOULDER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1359X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1359XRegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2013 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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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.