- Date
- August 9, 1974
- Place
- Grand Isle, LA · GRAND ISLE, LA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4111GBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740809023969A
- Case key
- 134423
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2429 74/8/9 GRAND ISLE,LA BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2156 TIME - 0719 N4111G PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 443 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEPORT-SULPHUR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND ISLE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- R SKID CONTACTED YELLOW TIEDOWN STAKE WHILE TURNING ACFT INTO WIND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4111G
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Freeport-Sulphur
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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.