Bell 47J N73921
21 November 1969 · Goleta, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 November 1969 at about 07:07 local time, a Bell 47J registered N73921, operated by Rotor Aids OFF, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Goleta, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Goleta, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Barbara
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J
- Registration
- N73921
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rotor Aids OFF
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Blue Water Nr 2 Rig
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3754
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
SUDDEN ENG OVERSPEED, LOSS OF ROTOR RPM. SUSPECTED SLIPPAGE OF FREE-WHEELING UNIT.NO EVIDENCE FOUND
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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