Bell 47D-1 N68627
24 October 1975 · Palos Verdes, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 October 1975 at about 09:45 local time, a Bell 47D-1 registered N68627, operated by West Coast HEL, was involved in an accident during in flight near Palos Verdes, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palos Verdes, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D-1
- Registration
- N68627
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- West Coast HEL
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Pedro, Ca → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2978
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 RAN OUT OF FUEL. DITCHED IN CHANNEL. ACFT SANK. GUSTING TO 25K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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