- Date
- July 15, 1976
- Place
- Berwick, LA · BERWICK, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8176JBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760715023479A
- Case key
- 154330
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1873 76/7/15 BERWICK,LA BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 4312 TIME - 1150 N8176J PX- 0 1 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 533 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BERWICK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BERWICK,LA GULF OF MEXICO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- GRASS FIRE ONLY. SKID CAUGHT UNDER REFUELING LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8176J
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Berwick
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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.