# NTSB LAX80FUQ11: Bell 47G, N182JR, Pacoima, CA, February 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1980
- Place: Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
- Location: 34.2625° N, 118.4270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pacoima, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2625&lon=-118.4270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131562
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUQ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUQ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N182JR-2019-10-17), registration cancelled 2019-10-17, S/N 22, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800226005179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800226005179A), Feb 26, 1980: Bell 47G, Pacoima, CA, Substantial damage. Hit severe downdraft that damaged tail rotor & boom while flying through a mountain pass. Landed safely.

## Other investigations on N182JR (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 MIA98LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA170), May 28, 1998: Bell 47G (N182JR), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command(CFI) failure to maintain control of the aircraft.
- [NTSB MKC89LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA195), Sep 2, 1989: Bell 47G (N182JR), Ozark, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE 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…
- [NTSB LAX85LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA079), Dec 22, 1984: Bell 47G (N182JR), Chatsworth, CA, destroyed

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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