| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 01, 1977 |
| Time: | 1236 |
| Location: | Encino, California |
| Operator: | Private KNBC Los Angeles |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Burbank - Santa Barbara |
| AC Type: | Bell 206B JetRanger |
| Registration: | N4TV |
| cn / ln: | ? |
| Aboard: | 2 (passengers:1 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:1 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The helicopter, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, 48, crashed in Balboa Park on the way back from covering a news story on a brush fire in Santa Barbara. Francis Gary Powers was famous for piloting the U-2 spy plane in 1960 that was shot down by the Russians and caused a major political crisis for President Eisenhower. Powers was a helicopter pilot and newscaster for KNBC in Los Angeles. Power's cameraman was also killed. The helicopter apparently ran out of fuel. |
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