Bell 47G-4A N4708R
10 November 1972 · Dulac, Louisiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 10 November 1972 at about 10:04 local time, a Bell 47G-4A registered N4708R, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Dulac, 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 10:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dulac, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-4A
- Registration
- N4708R
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Ship Shoal Block 214 → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0871
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
MAX UNSYMMETRICAL CLASS A LOAD 50LBS, CARGO WEIGHED APRX 150LBS.LOST CTL ENTERING HOVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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