- Date
- April 24, 1967
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8583FBell 47J-2A
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117733
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0154 67/4/24 NR.MORGAN CITY LA BELL 47J-2A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1525 N8583F PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC AGE 36, 9000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GULF OIL HELIPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: VERTICAL HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- CLUTCH SLIPPAGE CAUSED BY IMPROPER CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT PROCEDURES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8583F
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gulf Oil Heliport