# NTSB FTW66A0018: Bell 47G4, N73263, Intracostl Cty, LA, August 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1965
- Place: Intracostl Cty, LA · INTRACOSTL CTY, LA
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0018

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73263-1986-01-02), registration cancelled 1986-01-02, S/N 2858 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (registry code 1181014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oil Rig Platform

## Other investigations on N73263 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL81FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA074), May 20, 1981: Bell 47G2A1 (N73263), Covington, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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