- Date
- August 15, 1974
- Place
- Soda Sprngs, CA · SODA SPRNGS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7829SBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740815028269A
- Case key
- 134318
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2621 74/8/15 NR.SODA SPRNGS,CALIF BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N7829S PX- 0 0 0 MAPPING/PHOTO AGE 38, 8500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DONNER LAKE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FILMING TV COML,HELI CHASING CAR ON CURVING RD.CAR DRIFTED TOO FAR R & HELI M/R HIT TREE.LND OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7829S
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7829SRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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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 N7829S · 3
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