- Date
- August 20, 1975
- Place
- Leeville, LA · LEEVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4003GBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750820043159A
- Case key
- 150264
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2158 75/8/20 NR.LEEVILLE,LA BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1850 TIME - 1545 N4003G PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 329 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - S TIMBALIER 128-R DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION S.TIMBALIER 151-G S.TIMBALIER 151-R TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- M/R FLEXED INTO TAIL BOOM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4003G
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- S Timbalier 128-R
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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