# NTSB FTW68A0030: Bell 47G-4, N1350X, La Place, LA, September 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1967
- Place: La Place, LA · LA PLACE, LA
- Location: 30.0722° N, 90.4770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laplace, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0722&lon=-90.4770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0030

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1350X-1971-12-14), registration cancelled 1971-12-14, S/N 7533 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (registry code 1181031) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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