- Date
- September 7, 1967
- Place
- Leeville, LA · LEEVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6700DBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114884
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0507 67/9/7 LEEVILLE,LA BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1356 TIME - 1530 N6700D PX- 0 2 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1051 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST DELTA 74 TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: STABILIZING SURFACES-DAMPERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- OVER-WATER FLIGHT TO OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING RIG. MAIN ROTOR STABILIZER BAR DAMPERS MALFUNCTIONED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6700D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- West Delta 74
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