Bell 47G-5 N7832S
27 May 1980 · Oakland, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 May 1980 at about 16:45 local time, a Bell 47G-5 registered N7832S, operated by Astro Copters, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Oakland, California, United States. 2 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 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oakland, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Oakland Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-5
- Registration
- N7832S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Astro Copters
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2159
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
DRG PRACTICE AUTOROTATION FM 4FT HOVER OVER SANDY TRRN, FWD PART OF SKIDS DUG IN, MAIN ROTOR HIT GND
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
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| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |