Bell 47J-2A N8550F
31 March 1969 · Los Angeles, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 31 March 1969 at about 09:20 local time, a Bell 47J-2A registered N8550F, operated by Calif Institut, was involved in an accident during in flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J-2A
- Registration
- N8550F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Calif Institut
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0955
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
COTTER PINS NOT INSTALLED IN EACH SWIVEL LINK STRAP IN SWASHPLATE ASSY.LDG IN ST, HIT AUTO, SUB DMGE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 10 Mar 1969 | Bell 47G | Naples, Florida, United States | Ohio AG Rotors | No 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 | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |