- Date
- August 15, 1965
- Place
- Intracostl Cty, LA · INTRACOSTL CTY, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N73263Bell 47G4
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177236
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0548 65/8/15 NR.INTRACOSTL CTY LA BELL 47G4 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 927 TIME - 1345 N73263 PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 338 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OIL RIG PLATFORM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- LANDED IN GULF OF MEX.PILOT ATTEMPTED SHORT FLIGHT TO REFUEL KNOWING HE HAD LITTLE OR NO FUEL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73263
- Reported as
- Bell 47G4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oil Rig Platform
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