Bell 47G4 N73263
15 August 1965 · Intracostl Cty la, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1965 at about 13:45 local time, a Bell 47G4 registered N73263, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Intracostl Cty la, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Intracostl Cty la, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Oil Rig Platform
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G4
- Registration
- N73263
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0548
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LANDED IN GULF OF MEX.PILOT ATTEMPTED SHORT FLIGHT TO REFUEL KNOWING HE HAD LITTLE OR NO FUEL
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1965 | Bell 47G4 | Donegal Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1965 | Bell 47G4 | Doraville Ga, Georgia, United States | Inland Airline | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1965 | Bell 47G4 | West Mifflin Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1965 | Bell 47G4 | Tully Ny, New York, United States | Congel&Hazard | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1964 | Bell 47G4 | Reagor Sprgs Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1964 | Bell 47G4 | Bedminster Nj, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |