# NTSB FTW76AF013: Bell 47G-4A, N4003G, Leeville, LA, August 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1975
- Place: Leeville, LA · LEEVILLE, LA
- Location: 29.2480° N, 90.2076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2480&lon=-90.2076&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF013

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4003G-1979-05-07), registration cancelled 1979-05-07, S/N 7623, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (registry code 1181031) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: S Timbalier 128-R

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750820043159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750820043159A), Aug 20, 1975: Bell 47G4A, Leeville, Substantial damage. M/r flexed into tail boom.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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