Bell 47G4A N4708R
18 September 1971 · Morgan City, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 September 1971 at about 18:16 local time, a Bell 47G4A registered N4708R, operated by Petroleum Heli, 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 18:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morgan City, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Heliport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G4A
- Registration
- N4708R
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3245
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
ENG CKD OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 1971 | Bell 47G4A | Elizaville, New York, United States | EW Wiggins Air | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1971 | Bell 47G4A | Sabine Pass, Texas, United States | Sabine Offshor | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1971 | Bell 47G4A | Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | PA State Polic | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1971 | Bell 47G4A | Shelbyville, Kentucky, United States | KEN Lake Helic | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1971 | Bell 47G4A | Jonesville, Louisiana, United States | Cane Air, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1971 | Bell 47G4A | Utica, Kentucky, United States | KEN Lake Helic | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |