- Date
- October 25, 1975
- Place
- Ventura, CA · VENTURA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7977JBell 47G3B2
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751025040039A
- Case key
- 151461
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3725 75/10/25 VENTURA,CA BELL 47G3B2 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1515 N7977J PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL 35, 5770 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1045 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VENTURA MARINA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SIMI,CA VENTURA,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 REMARKS- PWR LINES OVR RIVER BED DIFFICULT TO SEE. PLT FAMILIAR WITH AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7977J
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ventura Marina
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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.