- Date
- November 26, 1970
- Place
- Abbeville, LA · ABBEVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6734DBell 47J
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158788
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1666 70/11/26 NR.ABBEVILLE,LA BELL 47J CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3522 TIME - 1315 N6734D PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 3292 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BARGE WB 102 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLK 6 MARSH ISL,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER REMARKS- HCPTR AT 3FT HOVER,CRANE BOOM HIT M/R BLADES.CRANE OPERATOR DISTRACTED,DID NOT SEE HCPTR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6734D
- Reported as
- Bell 47J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Barge Wb 102
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