Bell 47D N320R
28 February 1968 · La Verne, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 February 1968 at about 13:20 local time, a Bell 47D registered N320R, operated by Roll Away Sale, was involved in an accident during in flight near La Verne, 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 13:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- La Verne, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brackett Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D
- Registration
- N320R
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Roll Away Sale
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0764
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
IMPROPER TECHNIQUE FOR SOFT FIELD RUN-ON LDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1968 | Bell 47G-4A | Portland, Texas, United States | Tide Equipment | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1968 | Bell 47J-2 | Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States | Alaska Helicop | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Mar 1968 | Bell 47G-2 | Hntngtn Bch, California, United States | Utility Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1968 | Bell 47H-1 | Cape Canaverl, Florida, United States | Quillmar Helic | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1968 | Bell 47G-3 | Yellowstone P, Wyoming, United States | Yellowstone SK | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1968 | Bell 47G | Merigold, Mississippi, United States | Mullins Flying | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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