FTW68A0004

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 204-B · Laplace, LA · July 15, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 15, 1967
Place
Laplace, LA · LAPLACE, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N7931SBell 204-B
Status
Completed · report August 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115800

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0276  67/7/15    LAPLACE,LA          BELL 204-B          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 5875
        TIME - 1640                    N7931S              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 620 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- LANDING MATS USED WERE NOT PARALLEL.AS PITCH WASLOWERED ONE SKID SLID OFF MAT.TAIL ROTOR HIT BRUSH

Aircraft

Registration
N7931S
Reported as
Bell 204-B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.