- Date
- March 17, 1969
- Place
- Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1377XBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 190908
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0543 69/3/17 HOUMA,LA BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 5956 TIME - 1230 N1377X PX- 0 0 0 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED T/O FROM OIL RIG PLATFORM WITH TIE DOWN ROPE ATTACHED TO R SKID.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1377X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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