Bell 47G-2A-1 N73969
11 March 1988 · Oceanside, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 11 March 1988 at about 20:30 local time, a Bell 47G-2A-1 registered N73969 was involved in an accident near Oceanside, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oceanside, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.2002, -117.3490
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2A-1
- Registration
- N73969
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX88LA126
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
THE NON-U.S. CERTIFICATED PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER WHILE HOVERING 3-FT AGL DURING A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. THE ACFT DESCENDED, TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND ROLLED OVER. THE NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING PILOT IMMEDIATELY DEPARTED THE SCENE & REPORTEDLY HEADED TOWARD MX. THE SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE FAILED TO DETECT ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 1988 | Bell 47G-3B2 | Cottonwood Canyon, Nevada, United States | Bureau of Land Management | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1988 | Bell 47G-2A1 | San Diego, California, United States | Atunera Maya SA de CV. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jun 1988 | Bell 47G | Terry, Montana, United States | High Country Helicopters | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1988 | Bell 47-D1 | Allen, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 May 1988 | Bell 47G-2A | Midland, Michigan, United States | Agri-Helicopter, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1988 | Bell 47G | N Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1988 | Colman BD-4 | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1988 | Cessna 182A | Visalia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1988 | Cessna 150F | Hayfork, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | Ramona, California, United States | Lancer Engineering | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 1988 | Cessna 180B | Quincy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1988 | Hiller UH-12D | Winterhaven, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |