- Date
- January 23, 1971
- Place
- Nassau, Burkina Faso · NASSAU, Bahamas
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N184BBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159736
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0001 71/1/23 NASSAU,BAHAMAS BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2000 TIME - 1030 N184B PX- 0 0 2 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRITISH COLONIAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NASSAU,BAHAMAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF THE BAHAMAS SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N184B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- British Colonial
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