# NTSB FTW71AF085: Bell 47G-4A, N7814S, New Orleans, LA, June 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1971
- Place: New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7814S-1971-08-24), registration cancelled 1971-08-24, S/N 7575 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Phi Helipad

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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