# NTSB LAX80FA104: Bell 47G, N8270E, Long Beach, CA, June 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1980
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1723  80/6/11    LONG BEACH,CA       BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 506
        TIME - 1530                    N8270E              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 129 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUEEN MARY HELI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8270E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8270E-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 162, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6VS-335 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (registry code 27040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Queen Mary Heli

## 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 19800611023309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800611023309A), Jun 11, 1980: Bell 47G, Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Helicopter rolled over on its side during landing.

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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