- Date
- August 5, 1975
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4710RBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report August 18, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750805023169A
- Case key
- 149466
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1854 75/8/5 NR.MORGAN CITY,LA BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 7835 TIME - 1129 N4710R PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 735 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OFFSHORE HELIPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORGAN CITY,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: VERTICAL COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- DRNG LIFTOFF R SKID CAUGHT ON PIPE ON SIDE OF DECK,PLT LOST CTL.HIT PARKED HUGHES 369HS N9086F,SUB
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4710R
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Offshore 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.