Bell 47G4A N1314X
5 February 1971 · Sabine Pass, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 February 1971 at about 11:30 local time, a Bell 47G4A registered N1314X, operated by Sabine Offshor, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Sabine Pass, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sabine Pass, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G4A
- Registration
- N1314X
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sabine Offshor
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Passg-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- McDermott Barge → Platform A
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0889
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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
T/R BLDS HIT ANTENNA, ACFT EXPLD AND BRND ON IMPACT.
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 | - |
| 23 Apr 1971 | Bell 47G4A | Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | PA State Polic | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1971 | Bell 47G4A | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No 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 | - |