Bell 47J N5153B
31 October 1969 · Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 31 October 1969 at about 07:57 local time, a Bell 47J registered N5153B, operated by Rotor Aids Inc, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J
- Registration
- N5153B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rotor Aids Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- West Delta Block 73 → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2938
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 REPORTED POWER WAS LOST IN ROTOR SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 10 Mar 1969 | Bell 47G | Naples, Florida, United States | Ohio AG Rotors | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1969 | Bell 47G-4A | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | PHI | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1969 | Bell 47J-2 | Cape Beaufrt, Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopter | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1969 | Bell 47G | Badger, Canada | - | Minor injuries | - |
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