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NTSB accident investigation · Bell 47G2A · 10se Houma, LA · May 15, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 15, 1964
Place
10se Houma, LA · 10SE HOUMA, LA
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6702DBell 47G2A
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184953

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0292  64/5/15    10SE HOUMA LA       BELL 47G2A          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 812
        TIME - 1245                    N6702D              PX-  0  0  1  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 287 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOST ANTI TORQUE CONTROL EVIDENCE DESTROYED BY FIRE

Aircraft

Registration
N6702D
Reported as
Bell 47G2A
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.