- Date
- June 21, 1966
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N73233Bell 47G-2A
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107194
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0583 66/6/21 NR.MORGAN CITY LA BELL 47G-2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 2057 TIME - 1115 N73233 PX- 0 0 0 CTR CARGO-D TOTAL HOURS, 147 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OFFSHORE PLATFORM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCFT-CLUTCH SLIPPAGE FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 6/24/66.SANK IN GULF OF MEXICO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73233
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Offshore Platform
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