Aviation Crash Map

Bell 47G5 N4713R

12 November 1971 · Glendale, California, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 12 November 1971 at about 00:30 local time, a Bell 47G5 registered N4713R, operated by City of Los AN, was involved in an accident during static near Glendale, California, United States. One person was on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Glendale, California, United States
Nearest airport
La Police Heliprt
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 47G5
Registration
N4713R
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
City of Los AN
Operating rule
Municipal-Public Aircraft
Purpose of flight
Police Patrol
Phase of flight
Static
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-3286

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 2 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

M/R BLDS OF N4799R HIT M/R BLDS.ENG OFF, ROTORS IDLING.N4799R D BY FIRE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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8 Jun 1970 Bell 47G5
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no coordinates
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All 29 records for this type

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