Bell 47G-4A N7818S
7 August 1969 · Morgan City, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 August 1969 at about 05:35 local time, a Bell 47G-4A registered N7818S, operated by PHI, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Morgan City, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morgan City, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Morgan City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-4A
- Registration
- N7818S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- PHI
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2141
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
INADVERTENTLY PULLED MIXTURE CTL INSTEAD OF CARBHEAT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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