Bell 47G-4 N1157W
30 August 1966 · Los Angeles Calif, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 August 1966 at about 16:50 local time, a Bell 47G-4 registered N1157W, operated by Sigalert Airwa, was involved in an accident during in flight near Los Angeles Calif, California, United States. 3 people were on board. In all, 5 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles Calif, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-4
- Registration
- N1157W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sigalert Airwa
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Police Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0479
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
N1157W WAS MONITORING AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC FOR RADIO STATION KMPC-WAS NOT A POLICE HELICOPTER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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