- Date
- November 10, 1972
- Place
- Dulac, LA · DULAC, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4708RBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168640
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0871 72/11/10 NR.DULAC,LA BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1004 N4708R PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 24, 2478 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 108 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHIP SHOAL BLOCK 214 LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- MAX UNSYMMETRICAL CLASS A LOAD 50LBS,CARGO WEIGHED APRX 150LBS.LOST CTL ENTERING HOVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4708R
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N4708R · 3
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