# NTSB OAK66F0132: Bell 47J2A, N3072G, Lihue, HI, October 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1965
- Place: Lihue, HI · LIHUE, HI
- Location: 21.9722° N, 159.3560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lihue, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9722&lon=-159.3560&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0132
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0132

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0805  65/10/20   LIHUE HAWAII        BELL 47J2A          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1160
        TIME - 1545                    N3072G              PX-  0  2  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAENA HELIPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT TRIED TO TAKEOFF AND GO BETWEEN CLOSELY SPACED PALM TREES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3072G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3072G-1975-03-26), registration cancelled 1975-03-26, S/N 3129, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47J-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (registry code 1181106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Haena Heliport

## Other investigations on N3072G (1)

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 OAK75AP011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP011), Sep 9, 1974: Bell 47J-2A (N3072G), Ripon, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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