- Date
- February 25, 1970
- Place
- Patterson, LA · PATTERSON, LA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7819BBell 47J
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135075
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0652 70/2/25 PATTERSON,LA BELL 47J CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 769 TIME - 0750 N7819B PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 271 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INTRACOASTAL CTY,LA GULF OF MEXICO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 700 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F SMOKE 55 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 320 35 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SETTLED WITH POWER INTO GULF,SANK IN 80 FT OF WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7819B
- Reported as
- Bell 47J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7819BRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Bell 47JAirframe modelBell 47JEngine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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