- Date
- October 31, 1969
- Place
- Grand Isle, LA · GRAND ISLE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5153BBell 47J
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160022
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2938 69/10/31 NR.GRAND ISLE,LA BELL 47J CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 13250 TIME - 0757 N5153B PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 760 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST DELTA BLOCK 73 GRAND ISLE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PLT REPORTED POWER WAS LOST IN ROTOR SYSTEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5153B
- Reported as
- Bell 47J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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