- Date
- March 29, 1964
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8HBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184851
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0110 64/3/29 VAN NUYS CALIF BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 28 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N8H PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8H
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Nuys