- Date
- May 11, 1981
- Place
- Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N953Bell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810511025189A
- Case key
- 126267
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0903 81/5/11 OAKLAND,CA BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1205 N953 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 38, 2361 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 32 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - METRO OAKLAND INT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OAKLAND,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- PWR RECOVER FM PRACTICE PWR-OFF AUTOROTATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N953
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Metro Oakland Int
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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 N953 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX84LA366Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportConcord, CAAccording to a plt/operator statement, the student plt was cleared for a downwind apch to land on 'pad 3.' The student stated that the apch was normal until he slowed to 40 mph & 'made left turn to final approach into a cross wind.' During the turn to final…NTSB ANC70A0022Accident · No injuriesClosedPoint Barrow, AK