- Date
- September 13, 1969
- Place
- Pecan Island, LA · PECAN ISLAND, LA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4708RBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159066
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2727 69/9/13 PECAN ISLAND,LA BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3085 TIME - 1345 N4708R PX- 0 0 2 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 598 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAFAYETTE,LA PECAN ISLAND,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO CHECK AREA PRIOR TO T/O.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4708R
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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