Bell 47-H N1Z
30 August 1969 · Laguna Bch, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 August 1969 at about 16:00 local time, a Bell 47-H registered N1Z, operated by Bren Construct, was involved in an accident during in flight near Laguna Bch, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Laguna Bch, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47-H
- Registration
- N1Z
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bren Construct
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Van Nuys, Calif → Long Beach, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2562
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
SANK OFF SHORE IN OCEAN. DEW POINT 70 DEG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1969 | Bell 47G-2 | Loomis, Washington, United States | Helicopter SER | Fatal | 2 |
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| 10 Mar 1969 | Bell 47G | Naples, Florida, United States | Ohio AG Rotors | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1969 | Bell 47G-4A | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | PHI | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1969 | Bell 47J-2 | Cape Beaufrt, Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopter | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1969 | Bell 47G | Badger, Canada | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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