Bell 47J2 N6775D
28 June 1966 · Torrance Calif, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 June 1966 at about 07:45 local time, a Bell 47J2 registered N6775D, operated by Helicabs Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Torrance Calif, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Torrance Calif, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Torrance
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J2
- Registration
- N6775D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Helicabs Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0567
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PILOT ATTEMPTED TOUCHDOWN WITH TAILROTOR 4 INCHES FROM FENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Seldovia Alas, Alaska, United States | Arctic Air SER | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 May 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Grand Forks N Dak, North Dakota, United States | Panhandle Avia | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Morgan City la, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jan 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Venice la, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Boston Mass, Massachusetts, United States | Mass Heli A.l. | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jun 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Willits Calif, California, United States | Rick Helicopte | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |