- Date
- November 30, 1974
- Place
- Venice, LA · VENICE, LA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7848SBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741130039909A
- Case key
- 140930
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3488 74/11/30 VENICE,LA BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0830 N7848S PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 37, 2511 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 199 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHI HELIPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION S PASS 27 TANK BTTRY VENICE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 330 30 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR OTHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT INADVRTNTLY MADE APPROACH WTH 30 KT TAILWND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7848S
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Phi Heliport
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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.