- Date
- June 26, 1970
- Place
- Cameron, LA · CAMERON, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2896BBell 47J
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125683
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0677 70/6/26 NR.CAMERON,LA BELL 47J CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1444 TIME - 1702 N2896B PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - W.CAMRON BLK 180B DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLOCK 180B,G OF MEX CAMERON,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO REMOVE FUEL NOZZLE FROM L TANK.TAUT FUEL HOSE CAUSED ACFT TO CRASH INTO GULF,SINK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2896B
- Reported as
- Bell 47J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- W.Camron Blk 180b
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