- Date
- May 7, 1977
- Place
- Cameron, LA · CAMERON, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7902JBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770507010389A
- Case key
- 158345
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0640 77/5/7 NR.CAMERON,LA BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2239 TIME - 1730 N7902J PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 416 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAMERON,LA MORGAN CITY,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7902J
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7902JRegistration cancelled Oct 22, 2012 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
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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.