- Date
- February 25, 1966
- Place
- Lake Charles, LA · LAKE CHARLES, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8425EBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174072
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0043 66/2/25 LAKE CHARLES LA BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2623 TIME - 0825 N8425E PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1759 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- ROTOR BLADES SEVERED GUY WIRE OF RADIO TOWER WHICH FELL ON BLDG.MIST ON HELICOPTER BUBBLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8425E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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