OAK65A0057

NTSB incident investigation · Bell 47D1 · San Carlos, CA · February 23, 1965

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 23, 1965
Place
San Carlos, CA · SAN CARLOS, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N147BBell 47D1
Status
Completed · report April 28, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178592

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0004  65/2/23    SAN CARLOS CALIF    BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 37, 135
        TIME - 1730                    N147B               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN CARLOS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: OTHER

Aircraft

Registration
N147B
Reported as
Bell 47D1
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
San Carlos

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.