- Date
- September 9, 1972
- Place
- Leeville, LA · LEEVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8431EBell 47J2A
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168310
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3497 72/9/9 LEEVILLE,LA BELL 47J2A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 8216 TIME - 1508 N8431E PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 2764 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OIL RIG OIL RIG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: VERTICAL COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: STARTERS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER UNUSUAL NOISE PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- MALFUNCTION OF STARTER VIBRATOR CAUSED ENG TO LOSE POWER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8431E
- Reported as
- Bell 47J2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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