- Date
- April 20, 1970
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2237WBell 205A
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135108
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0655 70/4/20 MORGAN CITY,LA BELL 205A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2045 N2237W PX- 0 0 5 DUAL AGE 48, 9850 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 83 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORGAN CITY,LA LAKE AVOCA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF DUAL STUDENT - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- TRAINING,TESTING NITE AUTOROTATION LDG USING FLARES. LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH WHILE OBSERVING FLARES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2237W
- Reported as
- Bell 205A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage