Bell 47G-4A N8182J
23 March 1978 · Morgan City, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 March 1978 at about 10:05 local time, a Bell 47G-4A registered N8182J, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Morgan City, Louisiana, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morgan City, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shipshoal Bk 209B
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-4A
- Registration
- N8182J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Ship Shoal Blk 209 → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0795
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 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
MAIN ROTOR BLADE COUNTERWEIGHT ROD TIE BOLT FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 1978 | Bell 47J-2 | Onaga, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G | Riverhead, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1978 | Bell 47-G2A | Dupont, Louisiana, United States | Tell AG. Servi | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1978 | Bell 47G | North Miami, Florida, United States | Gold Coast HEL | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1978 | Bell 47G | Kings Valley, Oregon, United States | Western Helico | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |