# NTSB FTW68A0034: Bell 47G-2A, N5179B, Empire, LA, September 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1967
- Place: Empire, LA · EMPIRE, LA
- Location: 29.4452° N, 89.6144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Empire, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4452&lon=-89.6144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114903
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5179B-1968-02-15), registration cancelled 1968-02-15, S/N 2212 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (registry code 1181012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phi Heliport

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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