# NTSB FTW66A0083: Bell 47G-2, N8425E, Lake Charles, LA, February 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1966
- Place: Lake Charles, LA · LAKE CHARLES, LA
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174072
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8425E-1967-12-21), registration cancelled 1967-12-21, S/N 2466-2, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (registry code 1181030) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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