- Date
- February 29, 1964
- Place
- Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · GULF OF MEXICO, GM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5199BBell 47J
- Status
- Completed · report December 31, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120182
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0049 64/2/29 GULF OF MEXICO BELL 47J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1863 TIME - 0700 N5199B PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 448 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELIPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: RUNNING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- TIEDOWN ROPE NOT REMOVED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5199B
- Reported as
- Bell 47J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Heliport
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