Bell 206A N4722R
25 April 1970 · Morgan City, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 April 1970 at about 15:15 local time, a Bell 206A registered N4722R, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Morgan City, Louisiana, United States. 5 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 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morgan City, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206A
- Registration
- N4722R
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Offshore Platform → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1457
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
PLT LANDED IN MARSH.BLADE OF SECOND STAGE GAS PRODUCER TURBINE WHEEL P/N 6857912 FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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