Bell 47G-4A N1400W
19 August 1979 · Lafayette, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 August 1979 at about 19:15 local time, a Bell 47G-4A registered N1400W, operated by Thibedeaux SHL, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. 2 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 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Industrial Airpar
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-4A
- Registration
- N1400W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thibedeaux SHL
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2510
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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.
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