- Date
- August 24, 1977
- Place
- Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4004GBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770824025049A
- Case key
- 146082
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1874 77/8/24 NR.LAFAYETTE,LA BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2902 TIME - 1600 N4004G PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 139 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - S.MARSH ISLAND 23 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAFAYETTE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TKOF WITH RT SIDE OF HELICOPTER TIED DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4004G
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- S.Marsh Island 23
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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