- Date
- September 23, 1966
- Place
- Leeville, LA · LEEVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6736DBell 47J
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121586
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0958 66/9/23 NR.LEEVILLE LA BELL 47J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1625 N6736D PX- 0 0 3 CORP/EXEC AGE 34, 2967 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 117 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- PLT UNABLE TO JUDGE ALTITUDE ABOVE WATER.FLOAT EQUIPPED HELICOPTER ROLLED UPSIDE DOWN ON IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6736D
- Reported as
- Bell 47J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marlin 3 Platform
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