- Date
- June 9, 1984, 05:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Oceanside, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2252WBell 47G-5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840609041609A
- Case key
- 24303
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Analysis
A security guard with no flight experience attempted to fly the helicopter which he was guarding during early morning hours after substantial alcoholic beverage consumption. The acft sustained substantial damage when it touched down on the rt skid aprx 15 ft from where it had been parked.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2252W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 7966
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-435-B1A, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Pacific Rotors, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · November 8, 1983 · 84 hours before
- Departed
- Oceanside, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
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 N2252W · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.