# Accident 19960822023839A: Bell 47G3B1, Abbeville, LA, August 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1996, 00:01 local time
- Place: Abbeville, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9754° N, 92.1272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abbeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9754&lon=-92.1272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1169W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1169W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960822023839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HELICOPTER HAD BEEN IN OPEN FIELD OVERNIGHT, HAD BEEN BROKEN INTO, ATTEMPTED TO FLY, AND CRASHED. (-23) SOMETIME AFTER MIDNIGHT ON AUGUST 23, 1996, AN UNKNOWN PERSON(S) MADE AN UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY ONTO A BELL 47-63B1, N1169W. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AND TIED DOWN AT THE SHELL MORGAN DOCK. THE PERSON(S) STARTED UP THE HELICOPTER AND IN THE PROCESS OF ATTEMPTING TO FLY OR JUST RUNNING IT UP, LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. DURING THIS ATTEMPT, THE HELICOPTER WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE HELICOPTER NEVER DEPARTED THE MOREING LOCATION. THE PROPER AUTHORITIES WERE NOTIFIED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1169W (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920204005799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920204005799I), Feb 4, 1992: Bell 47G3B1 (N1169W), Eagle, CO. Elevator synchronizing cable broke during climb out. Landed next to highway. Removed cable and flew back to airport
- [Accident 19750412009279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750412009279A), Apr 12, 1975: Bell 47G3B1 (N1169W), Craig, CO, Substantial damage. Mixt ctl linkage came loose abt 20FT AGL.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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