# NTSB LAX77FA012: Bell 47J, N62883, Glen Ivy, CA, November 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1976
- Place: Glen Ivy, CA · GLEN IVY, CA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FA012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3508  76/11/28 NR.GLEN IVY,CA        BELL 47J            CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1715
        TIME - 0500                    N62883              PX-  1  0  0  SCHED CARGO SRV           TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GLEN IVY,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: RUNNING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FROST CONTROL. PAX WAS TO DIRECT PILOT & FAILED TO ADVISE PILOT OF WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62883](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62883-1977-02-22), registration cancelled 1977-02-22, S/N 1752 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J
- Registry model: [Bell 47J](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (registry code 1181102) (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 19761128039539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761128039539A), Nov 28, 1976: Bell 47J, Glen Ivy, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Frost control. Pax was to direct pilot & failed to advise pilot of wires.

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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