- Date
- October 31, 1969
- Place
- New Iberia, LA · NEW IBERIA, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N4043GBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159815
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2838 69/10/31 NEW IBERIA,LA BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1934 TIME - 1705 N4043G PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUGER OAK CLUB LAFAYETTE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PLT LOST CONTROL AFTER LIFT OFF TO 3 FT HOVER.APRX 5 HRS FLT TIME IN TYPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4043G
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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