# NTSB FTW71AF027: Bell 47J, N6734D, Abbeville, LA, November 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1970
- Place: Abbeville, LA · ABBEVILLE, LA
- Location: 29.9754° N, 92.1272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abbeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9754&lon=-92.1272&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF027

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6734D-1982-02-11), registration cancelled 1982-02-11, S/N 1750 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J
- Registry model: [Bell 47J](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (registry code 1181102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Barge Wb 102

## Other investigations on N6734D (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81FET12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET12), Sep 7, 1981: Bell 47J (N6734D), Dowagiac, MI, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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