# NTSB FTW71FRA41: Bell 47G4A, N1314X, Sabine Pass, TX, February 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1971
- Place: Sabine Pass, TX · SABINE PASS, TX
- Location: 29.7336° N, 93.8943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sabine Pass, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7336&lon=-93.8943&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159743
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRA41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRA41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0889   71/2/5    SABINE PASS,TEX     BELL 47G4A          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 6400
        TIME - 1130                    N1314X              PX-  0  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCDERMOTT BARGE             PLATFORM A
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES
        REMARKS- T/R BLDS HIT ANTENNA,ACFT EXPLD AND BRND ON IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1314X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1314X-1979-05-15), registration cancelled 1979-05-15, S/N 7527, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (registry code 1181031) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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