Bell 47J-2 N8432E
12 August 1968 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 August 1968 at about 10:15 local time, a Bell 47J-2 registered N8432E, operated by Helicabs Inc, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Los Angeles, 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 10:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J-2
- Registration
- N8432E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Helicabs Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2223
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
MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK RETAINING WALL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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