# NTSB UNK64X1101: Bell 47G, N8H, Van Nuys, CA, March 29, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1964
- Place: Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1101

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Van Nuys

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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