# NTSB LAX76AL084: Bell 47G-5, N7085J, Los Angeles, CA, June 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1976
- Place: Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL084
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL084

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1146  76/6/11    LOS ANGELES,CA      BELL 47G-5          CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1256                    N7085J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 29, 3575 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            426 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENDALE,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DRG PINNACLE APCH R SKID CAUGHT UNDER CEMENT PLATFORM. ACFT ROLLED DWN HILL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7085J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7085J-1976-08-19), registration cancelled 1976-08-19, S/N 25030 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-5
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760611018929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760611018929A), Jun 11, 1976: Bell 47G5, Los Angeles, CA, Destroyed. Drg pinnacle apch r skid caught under cement platform. Acft rolled dwn hill.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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