Bell 47D1 N9673Z
10 October 1969 · Santa Ana, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 October 1969 at about 15:10 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N9673Z, operated by Santana Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Santa Ana, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Ana, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D1
- Registration
- N9673Z
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Santana Helico
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3139
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
AUTOROTATIVE LDG DOWN SLOPE INSTEAD OF SIDE SLOPE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 1969 | Bell 47D1 | Scottdale, Arizona, United States | Arizona Helico | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1969 | Bell 47D1 | Shafter, California, United States | A-K Helicopter | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1969 | Bell 47D1 | Feeding Hlls, Massachusetts, United States | Corporate Air | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1969 | Bell 47D1 | Calabasas, California, United States | Aircraft and L | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1969 | Bell 47D1 | Denton, Texas, United States | Hellot Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1969 | Bell 47D1 | Cherokee, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |