- Date
- May 31, 1976
- Place
- Baton Rouge, LA · BATON ROUGE, LA
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N73255Bell 47J-2
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760531018139A
- Case key
- 154513
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1594 76/5/31 BATON ROUGE,LA BELL 47J-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3646 TIME - 1743 N73255 PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 257 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RYAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NEW ORLEANS,LA BATON ROUGE,LA PLAQUEMINE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAXI: GROUND TAXI FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73255
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ryan
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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.