Bell 47G N62221
8 September 1976 · San Pedro, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1976 at about 17:30 local time, a Bell 47G registered N62221 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near San Pedro, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Pedro, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ports O'call
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N62221
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Passg-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2315
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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
1ST T/O.SETTLED BACK TO PAD.2ND ATTEMPT, SETTLED TO WATER.3RD ATTEMPT, MAIN ROTORS HIT WATER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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