Bell 47J-2 N930NR
14 September 1979 · Long Beach, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 September 1979 at about 12:10 local time, a Bell 47J-2 registered N930NR, operated by Pacific Offsho, was involved in an accident during in flight near Long Beach, California, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Long Beach, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J-2
- Registration
- N930NR
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pacific Offsho
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Intra-State Charter Passg.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3068
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 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
TAIL ROTOR BLADE(PN 47-642-102)FAILED.FATIGUE CRACK ORIGINATED ON INSIDE DIAM OF GRIP SEC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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