Bell 205A N2237W
20 April 1970 · Morgan City, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 April 1970 at about 20:45 local time, a Bell 205A registered N2237W, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Morgan City, Louisiana, United States. 7 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 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morgan City, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 205A
- Registration
- N2237W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Lake Avoca
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0655
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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
TRAINING, TESTING NITE AUTOROTATION LDG USING FLARES. LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH WHILE OBSERVING FLARES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 205 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 1970 | Bell 205A | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Evergreen Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1969 | Bell 205A | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopter | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Jul 1971 | Bell 205A-1 | Costa Rica, Central America | Petroleum Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 May 1972 | Bell 205A-1 | Dulac, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 11 |
| 26 Aug 1972 | Bell 205-A1 | Ojai, California, United States | Evergreen Heli | Fatal | 6 |
| 14 Aug 1972 | Bell 205-A1 | Maybell, Colorado, United States | US Bureau Land | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |