# NTSB FTW69A0064: Bell 47J, N2893B, Patterson, LA, March 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1969
- Place: Patterson, LA · PATTERSON, LA
- Location: 29.6909° N, 91.3095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6909&lon=-91.3095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69A0064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0771  69/3/25    PATTERSON,LA        BELL 47J            CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 7617
        TIME - 0645                    N2893B              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- TAIL BOOM ASSY SEVERED BY M/R.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2893B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2893B-1972-01-14), registration cancelled 1972-01-14, S/N 1570 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J
- Registry model: [Bell 47J](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (registry code 1181102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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