- Date
- September 13, 1967
- Place
- La Place, LA · LA PLACE, LA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1350XBell 47G-4
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114565
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1036 67/9/13 LA PLACE,LA BELL 47G-4 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3250 TIME - 1630 N1350X PX- 1 0 0 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 2028 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- COMPLETE FAILURE IN SHELL OF BLADE,A3-28285 AT 300-400 FT ALT.FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1350X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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