- Date
- June 28, 1972
- Place
- Cameron, LA · CAMERON, LA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1457WBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167153
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1254 72/6/28 NR.CAMERON,LA BELL 206B CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1991 TIME - 0830 N1457W PX- 1 1 0 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST CAMERON 280 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION W.CAMERON 280 INTERCOASTAL CTY,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: VERTICAL COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PAX DEPLANED TO REFUEL.LEFT HOSE LYING IN FRONT OF ACFT.HOSE CAUGHT SKID ON LIFT OFF.HIT RADIO TWR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1457W
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- West Cameron 280
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