- Date
- October 25, 1971
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7020JBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163378
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3288 71/10/25 MORGAN CITY,LA BELL 206A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4751 TIME - 0805 N7020J PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 729 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EUGENE ISLAND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLTS ATTENTION DVRTD BY PRSNL ON BARGE,HEL DRIFTED BACK INTO CRANE.LOSS OF DRCTNL CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7020J
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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