- Date
- February 26, 1980
- Place
- Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N182JRBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800226005179A
- Case key
- 131562
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1469 80/2/26 NR.PACOIMA,CA BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 161 TIME - 1550 N182JR PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP VAN NUYS,CA LOCAL PACOIMA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES BLOWING SNOW 315 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ACFT FLYING THRU NEWHALL PASS AT 2500FT,RIDGELINE ELEVATION 3756FT.M/R SEVERED T/R DRIVE SHAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N182JR
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N182JRRegistration cancelled Oct 17, 2019 · Bell 47GAirframe modelBell 47GEngine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N182JR · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA98LA170Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBunnell, FLThe pilot-in-command(CFI) failure to maintain control of the aircraft.NTSB MKC89LA195Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOzark, MOThe failure of the dual student to properly flare during an autorotative landing resulting in a hard landing and partial failure of the right skid. The CFI also failed to properly monitor the student's actions on the flight controls.NTSB LAX85LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChatsworth, CAThe plt was practicing off airport touch & go's. on the second lndg the left skid contacted a hidden dirt embankment andthe acft rolled over. A post impact fire consumed the aircraft. Both certificated commercial plts aboard the helicopter escaped unharmed.…