# NTSB LAX76FUJ60: Bell 47G-2, N5181B, Phoenix, AZ, February 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1976
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUJ60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0143  76/2/13    PHOENIX,AZ          BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 345
        TIME - 1404                    N5181B              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT LT STANDARD IN SHOPPING CENTER LOT. DMGD 10 CARS. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.13%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5181B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5181B-1978-04-17), registration cancelled 1978-04-17, S/N 2014 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (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 19760213002299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760213002299A), Feb 13, 1976: Bell 47G2, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Hit lt standard in shopping center lot. Dmgd 10 cars. Plt blood alcohol lvl 0.13 .

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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