- Date
- August 15, 1964
- Place
- Alameda, CA · ALAMEDA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N179BBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182697
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0722 64/8/15 NR.ALAMEDA CALIF BELL 47G CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 30, 35 TOTAL TIME - 0920 N179B PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BOLT ATTACHING INBOARD CYCLIC BARS TO LATERAL CYCLIC DISK CAME OUT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N179B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Oakland
N179BRegistration cancelled Sep 10, 2014 · Bell 47GAirframe modelBell 47GEngine modelFranklin 6A4200 series
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Other investigations on N179B · 2
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