- Date
- September 20, 1967
- Place
- Empire, LA · EMPIRE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5179BBell 47G-2A
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114903
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0590 67/9/20 EMPIRE,LA BELL 47G-2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3414 TIME - 0605 N5179B PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 702 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHI HELIPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- FAILED TO UNTIE ONE SIDE OF TIE-DOWN CABLES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5179B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Phi Heliport
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