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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B1 · Morgan City, LA · September 20, 1978

Date
September 20, 1978
Place
Morgan City, LA
Airport
Platform Ei215c
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83133
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW78DA087
Reported as
Bell 206B1
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,307 total180 in this make and model104 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Plt attempted to move acft due to collision danger as other acft ted eng

As the FAA filed it

PLT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE ACFT DUE TO COLLISION DANGER AS OTHER ACFT TED ENG

NTSB investigation

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Other aircraft in the event · 1

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