- Date
- September 25, 1979
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N49673Bell 212
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 133342
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2099 79/9/25 NR.MORGAN CITY,LA BELL 212 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0930 N49673 PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG 31, 3838 TOTAL HOURS, 186 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PMI 6 SHIP SOAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORGAN CITY,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES HAZE 360 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH LANDING PLATFORM DURING REVERSE HOVER. WIND GUSTING TO 25KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49673
- Reported as
- Bell 212
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pmi 6 Ship Soal