- Date
- March 23, 1978
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8182JBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780323014049A
- Case key
- 142183
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0795 78/3/23 NR.MORGAN CITY,LA BELL 47G-4A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3335 TIME - 1005 N8182J PX- 1 1 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 555 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIPSHOAL BK 209B DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHIP SHOAL BLK 209 LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR BLADE COUNTERWEIGHT ROD TIE BOLT FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8182J
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Shipshoal Bk 209b
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.