- Date
- November 13, 1973
- Place
- Intracstl Cty, LA · INTRACSTL CTY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2929WBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731113039499A
- Case key
- 187910
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3709 73/11/13 NR.INTRACSTL CTY,LA BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 4225 TIME - 1100 N2929W PX- 0 0 2 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 448 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - E.CAMERON BLK 286 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION E.CAMERON BLK 286 E.CAMERON BLK 257 TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: VERTICAL ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 75 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 135 17 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- HIT STEEL BEAM.BLOCK LOCATED GULF OF MEX,100MI SW OF INTRACOASTAL CITY,LA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2929W
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- E.Cameron Blk 286
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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.