- Date
- July 29, 1971
- Place
- Carlisle, LA · CARLISLE, LA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7930SBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report January 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162093
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1401 71/7/29 CARLISLE,LA BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1879 TIME - 0930 N7930S PX- 0 2 0 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 644 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARLISLE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT FLYING AT 20 TO 40 FT WHILE CHECKING PIPELINE HIT TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7930S
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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