- Date
- May 21, 1975
- Place
- Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7832SBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750521012019A
- Case key
- 148386
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1121 75/5/21 OAKLAND,CA BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 569 TIME - 1010 N7832S PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND METRO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OAKLAND,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- HYD CTL SWITCH NOT TURNED ON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7832S
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oakland Metro
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7832S · 1
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