- Date
- September 20, 1978
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N59600Bell 206BN83133Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19780920032991A19780920032992A
- Case key
- 139732
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2856 78/9/20 NR.MORGAN CITY,LA BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1307 TIME - 1315 N83133 PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 3 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLATFORM EI215C DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORGAN CITY,LA EUGENE ISLAND 322 TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE ACFT DUE TO COLLISION DANGER AS OTHER ACFT STARTED ENG
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2856 78/9/20 NR.MORGAN CITY,LA BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1315 N59600 PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG 36, 7712 TOTAL HOURS, 37 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 4 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLATFORM EI215C DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORGAN CITY,LA EUGENE ISLAND 322 TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- CONTRARY TO BRIEFING,STARTED ENGS PRIOR TO OTHER ACFT'S DEPARTURE.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N59600
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Platform Ei215c
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N83133
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Platform Ei215c
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N59600 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.