Bell 206A N7846S
15 August 1967 · Morgan City, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 August 1967 at about 14:40 local time, a Bell 206A registered N7846S, operated by Mobil Oil Corp, was involved in an accident during in flight near Morgan City, Louisiana, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morgan City, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206A
- Registration
- N7846S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mobil Oil Corp
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0959
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
FLOAT EQUIPPED. LOST CONTROL OVER GULF OF MEX. MISC-A LOSS OF CONTROL FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1967 | Bell 206A | Carpinteria, California, United States | Rotor-Aids Inc | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1967 | Bell 206A | Andros Tw, Other-Foreign Countries | RCA Service Co | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1968 | Bell 206A | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Feb 1968 | Bell 206A | Walls, Mississippi, United States | Pitts Industri | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1968 | Bell 206A | Hampden, Massachusetts, United States | Tenneco Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1968 | Bell 206A | Carpenteria, California, United States | Utility Helico | Fatal | 5 |
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