Bell 47G3B2 N2220W
7 June 1971 · Pacoima, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 June 1971 at about 05:40 local time, a Bell 47G3B2 registered N2220W, operated by La Co Fire DEP, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Pacoima, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pacoima, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Whiteman Airpark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B2
- Registration
- N2220W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- La Co Fire DEP
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Search and Rescue
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-2125
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
M/R BLDS HIT N1133W, SUB DMG.PLT WAS NOT AWARE THAT N1133W HAD MOVED OFF HIS HELO SPOT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1971 | Bell 47G3B2 | Belle Glade, Florida, United States | RW Calhoun JR | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1971 | Bell 47G3B2 | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States | Buffalo Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1971 | Bell 47G3B2 | Idaho Sprngs, Colorado, United States | Public Service | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1970 | Bell 47G3B2 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Texas Gulf SUL | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 1972 | Bell 47G3B2 | Yukon, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1970 | Bell 47G3B2 | Spokane, Washington, United States | Skyranch Aviat | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |