# NTSB LAX80FUA22: Bell 47G-3B, N3084G, Bellflower, CA, September 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1980
- Place: Bellflower, CA · BELLFLOWER, CA
- Location: 33.8878° N, 118.1273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellflower, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8878&lon=-118.1273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128992
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2996   80/9/7    BELLFLOWER,CA       BELL 47G-3B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1445                    N3084G              PX-  0  0  2  AERIAL ADVERTISING        AGE 29, 1645 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            65 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BCH/DAUGHERT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- JUST BFR TCHDWN,PLT TURNED HEL TO AVOID PEDESTRIANS.HIT TELEPHONE POLE,WIRES & TREE.BANNER TOW FLT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3084G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3084G-2020-10-03), registration cancelled 2020-10-03, S/N 2916 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Long Bch/Daughert

## 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 19800907040709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800907040709A), Sep 7, 1980: Bell 47G3B1, Bellflower, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit while banner-towing, due to fuel exhaustion. Crash-landed in residential street.

## Other investigations on N3084G (3)

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.

- [NTSB LAX01LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA098), Feb 10, 2001: Bell 47-G3B1 (N3084G), Winterhaven, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the transmission free wheeling unit due to improper maintenance. A factor was the dark night visual condition.
- [NTSB LAX99LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA049), Dec 4, 1998: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N3084G), Winterhaven, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain rotor rpm. A factor was his attempt to take off over gross weight.
- [NTSB LAX75DUG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUG22), Nov 21, 1974: Bell 47G3B1 (N3084G), Joshua Tree, CA, substantial damage

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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