Type of Event | Accident |
Event Date | 10/3/1997 |
Event Day of the Week | Friday |
Time of Event | 1500 |
Event Time Zone | Pacific Daylight Time |
Event City | BURBANK |
Event State | CALIFORNIA |
Event Country | -- |
Zipcode of the event site | 91501 |
Event Date Year | 1997 |
Event Date Month | 10 |
MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
Event Location Latitude | |
Event Location Longitude | |
Event Location Airport | |
Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
Airport Elevation | -- |
Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
Time of the weather observation | 1548 Pacific Daylight Time |
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
Weather Observation Facility ID | BUR |
Elevation of weather observation facility | 775 |
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
Time Zone of the weather observation | PDT |
Lighting Conditions | Day |
Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
Visibility (Statute Miles) | 8 |
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 28 |
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 17 |
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 150 |
Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
Wind Speed (knots) | 10 |
Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
METAR weather report | -- |
Event Highest Injury | None |
On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
Injury Total Fatal | -- |
Injury Total Minor | -- |
Injury Total None | 1 |
Injury Total Serious | -- |
Injury Total All | -- |
Investigating Agency | NTSB |
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 1549 |
NTSB Notification Source | -- |
NTSB Notification Date | Oct 3 1997 12:00AM |
NTSB Notification Time | 1615 |
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
Date of most recent change to record | Dec 8 2000 12:37PM |
User who most recently changed record | dbo |
Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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Aircraft #1 |
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Aircraft Registration Number | N2483B |
NTSB Number | LAX98LA001 |
Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
Damage | Substantial |
Aircraft Fire | None |
Aircraft Explosion | None |
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Bell |
Aircraft Model | 47G-2 |
Aircraft Series Identifier | 47G-2 |
Aircraft Serial Number | 1459 |
Certified Max Gross Weight | 2450 |
Aircraft Category | Helicopter |
Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
Flight Crew Seats | -- |
Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
Passenger Seats | -- |
Total number of seats on the aircraft | 3 |
Number of Engines | 1 |
Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
Date of Last Inspection | Apr 1 1997 12:00AM |
Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
Airframe Hours | 7452 |
ELT Installed | Unknown |
ELT Activated | Unknown |
ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
ELT Type | -- |
Aircraft Owner Name | JOSEPH P. CALTA JR. |
Aircraft Owner Street Address | 27569 CHERRY CREEK RD. |
Aircraft Owner City | VALENCIA |
Aircraft Owner State | CA |
Aircraft Owner Country | |
Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 91354 |
Operator is an individual? | -- |
Operator Name | JOHN A. OCHWATT |
Operator Same as Owner? | No |
Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
Operator Street Address | 27447 CATALA AVE. |
Operator City | SAUGUS |
Operator State | CA |
Operator Country | |
Operator Zip code | 91350 |
Operator Code | |
Owner has at least one certificate | None |
Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
Operator Certificate Number | -- |
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
Second Pilot on Board | No |
Departure Point Same as Event | No |
Departure Airport Code | LGB |
Departure City | LONG BEACH |
Departure State | CA |
Departure Country | |
Departure Time | 1440 |
Departure Time Zone | PDT |
Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
Destination Airport Code | BUR |
Destination City | |
Destination State | CA |
Destination Country | |
Specific Phase of Flight | Cruise |
Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
Evacuation occurred | -- |
Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:34AM |
User who most recently changed record | dbo |
Since inspection or accident | -- |
Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
Runway Length | -- |
Runway Width | -- |
Sight Seeing flight | No |
Air Medical Flight | No |
Medical Flight | -- |