- Date
- November 22, 1977
- Place
- Burbank, CA · BURBANK, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8442EBell 47J-2
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771122043469A
- Case key
- 144231
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4207 77/11/22 BURBANK,CA BELL 47J-2 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 4109 TIME - 1534 N8442E PX- 1 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 138 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLYWOOD-BURBANK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURBANK,CA LOS ANGELES,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDETERMINED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8442E
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hollywood-Burbank
N8442ERegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Bell 47J-2Airframe modelBell 47J-2Engine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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