- Date
- April 4, 1975
- Place
- Grand Chenier, LA · GRAND CHENIER, LA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N59621Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750404014689A
- Case key
- 148101
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1304 75/4/4 GRAND CHENIER,LA BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0630 N59621 PX- 0 2 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG 26, 2142 TOTAL HOURS, 255 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CONTINENTAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAMERON,LA GRAND CHENIER,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 42 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 22 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- GUSTING TO 20K. HIT KNOWN PWR LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59621
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Continental
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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.