- Date
- June 21, 1971
- Place
- New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7814SBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161054
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0935 71/6/21 NEW ORLEANS,LA BELL 47G-4A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3253 TIME - 2040 N7814S PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1076 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHI HELIPAD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BRIEF,MAP PROVIDED BY OPERTR SHOWS TWRS,WIRES.HIT WIRES 250 FT AGL AT NGT.EXPLD ON IMPACT W WTR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7814S
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Phi Helipad
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