- Date
- April 25, 1970
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4722RBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 134463
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1457 70/4/25 NR.MORGAN CITY,LA BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2595 TIME - 1515 N4722R PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 228 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OFFSHORE PLATFORM MORGAN CITY,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BLADE,TURBINE WHEEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS TERRAIN - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT UNUSUAL NOISE SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PLT LANDED IN MARSH.BLADE OF SECOND STAGE GAS PRODUCER TURBINE WHEEL P/N 6857912 FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4722R
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage