# NTSB OAK76FVG43: Bell 47D-1, N2134, Sacramento, CA, January 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1976
- Place: Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152371
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVG43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0149  76/1/13    SACRAMENTO,CA       BELL 47D-1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1205                    N2134               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 31, 475 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            148 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JENSEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SACRAMENTO,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- ACFT TETHERED TO TRAILER BY CABLE ACROSS FRONT OF R SKID.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2134](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2134-2018-01-11), registration cancelled 2018-01-11, S/N 208, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D-1
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jensen

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760113002999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760113002999A), Jan 13, 1976: Bell 47D1, Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. Acft tethered to trailer by cable across front of r skid.

## Other investigations on N2134 (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 ATL90DLQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DLQ01), Apr 24, 1990: Bell 47D1 (N2134), Hickman, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. THE RESULTANT TAILWIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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