- Date
- September 11, 1978
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N46977Bolkow BO-105
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780911026139A
- Case key
- 140080
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2241 78/9/11 MORGAN CITY,LA BOLKOW BO-105 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 7156 TIME - 0724 N46977 PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 256 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORGAN CITY,LA VE-282 GULF OF MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46977
- Reported as
- Bolkow BO-105
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N46977Registration cancelled Dec 23, 1981 · Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105SAirframe modelMesserschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105S
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N46977 · 1
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