Bell 47-J2A N3092G
15 November 1965 · Empire la, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 November 1965 at about 08:30 local time, a Bell 47-J2A registered N3092G, operated by The Calif.co., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Empire la, Louisiana, United States. 3 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 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Empire la, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Empire Heliport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47-J2A
- Registration
- N3092G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- The Calif.co.
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0855
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
PILOT DISTRACTED BY NEWLY ERECTED UNMARKED POWERLINE AT EDGE OF HELPORT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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