- Date
- August 4, 1975
- Place
- Valencia, CA · VALENCIA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2879BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750804023149A
- Case key
- 149850
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2065 75/8/4 VALENCIA,CA BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N2879B PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 42, 4030 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 170 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA MONICA,CA VALENCIA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. T/R HIT GRND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2879B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2879BRegistration cancelled Feb 15, 2012 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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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.
Other investigations on N2879B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX82DA135Accident · No injuriesFinal reportStockton, CAThe pilot landed to pick up a flagger and take him to the end of the field. The landing was made facing north on a north-south driveway. An overhead line was located along the east side of the driveway. During takeoff, the pilot moved laterally to the west,…NTSB LAX73DUQ04Accident · No injuriesClosedSylmar, CA