- Date
- February 19, 1973
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N14831Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730219003299A
- Case key
- 170104
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0135 73/2/19 MORGAN CITY,LA BELL 206B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4962 TIME - 0915 N14831 PX- 4 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1140 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARSH IS BLK 57 MORGAN CITY,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR TAKEOFF: VERTICAL COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- PYLON SUPPORT LINK FAILED IN FATIGUE,CAUSING COMPLETE FAILURE OF MAIN ROTOR/TRANSMISSION ASSY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14831
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.