- Date
- November 29, 1978
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N46977Bolkow B-105
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781129041329A
- Case key
- 138268
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3676 78/11/29 NR.MORGAN CITY,LA BOLKOW B-105 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 4987 TIME - 1040 N46977 PX- 1 1 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 347 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOUTH MARSH 11 EUGENE ISLAND 20G TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PASSENGER GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN CYCLIC CONTROL FLOOR CONNECTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46977
- Reported as
- Bolkow B-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
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N46977 · 1
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