- Date
- July 7, 1975
- Place
- Burbank, CA · BURBANK, CA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N74122Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750707020769A
- Case key
- 149456
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1842 75/7/7 BURBANK,CA BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1245 N74122 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 41, 540 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 20 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLYWOOD-BURBANK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURBANK,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOST PWR,FOULED PLUGS.RUN UP ROUGH ON 1 MAG.COLLECTIVE USE RESTRICTED DUE CENTER PAX.HIT BLDG ROOF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74122
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hollywood-Burbank
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.