- Date
- March 25, 1978
- Place
- Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4475Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780325004589A
- Case key
- 142605
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0475 78/3/25 TORRANCE,CA BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1456 TIME - 1745 N4475 PX- 0 0 2 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TORRANCE,CA SAN PEDRO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- SCENIC FLT OPERATION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4475
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Torrance
N4475Registration cancelled Nov 29, 2012 · Bell 47GAirframe modelBell 47GEngine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4475 · 1
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