Bell 204-B N7931S
15 July 1967 · Laplace, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 July 1967 at about 16:40 local time, a Bell 204-B registered N7931S, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during static near Laplace, 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 16:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Laplace, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 204-B
- Registration
- N7931S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0276
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
LANDING MATS USED WERE NOT PARALLEL.AS PITCH WASLOWERED ONE SKID SLID OFF MAT.TAIL ROTOR HIT BRUSH
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 204 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 1967 | Bell 204-B | Calabasas, California, United States | Los Angeles Co | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1967 | Bell 204-B | Evergreen, Colorado, United States | Pease Hamilton | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1967 | Bell 204-B | Vinton, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1967 | Bell 204-B | Ghinnir, Africa | Ethi-Us Mappin | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1967 | Bell 204-B | Seldovia, Alaska, United States | Kenai Air Serv | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1966 | Bell 204-B | Morgan City la, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |