- Date
- September 25, 1973
- Place
- Pacifica, CA · PACIFICA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6730CBell 47G2
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730925030989A
- Case key
- 188612
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2719 73/9/25 PACIFICA,CALIF BELL 47G2 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0515 N6730C PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 27, 2680 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 300 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OCEAN PLATFORM PACIFICA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STRUCK SAFETY NET SUPPORT BACKING OFF PLTFRM.PLTFRM NOT ILLUMINATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6730C
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.