- Date
- December 14, 1973
- Place
- Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · GULF OF MEXICO, GM
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N6234NBell 47G-4AN6246NBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19731214039451A19731214039452A
- Case key
- 187596
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3602 73/12/14 GULF OF MEXICO BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 2343 TIME - 0639 N6246N PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 239 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SO.TIMBAL.BLK.151 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GULF OF MEXICO UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY REMARKS- PLT OF N6246N STARTED ENG FIRST-ROOM FOR ONE RUNNING,ONE INOP.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3602 73/12/14 GULF OF MEXICO BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2093 TIME - 0639 N6234N PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 1 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SO.TIMBAL.BLK.151 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GULF OF MEXICO UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY REMARKS- PLT OF N6246N PREV TOLD PLT OF N6234N OF SPACE FOR ONE OPERATING HELI AT A TIME.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N6234N
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- So.Timbal.Blk.151
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N6246N
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- So.Timbal.Blk.151
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.