Accident Bell 204B N1187W, Saturday 8 October 1966
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Date:Saturday 8 October 1966
Time:13:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic UH1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 204B
Owner/operator:Petroleum Helicopters (PHI)
Registration: N1187W
MSN: 2041
Fatalities:Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Morgan City, LA -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Crashed into a lake near Morgan City, Louisiana, killing all 11 persons on board (pilot + 10 Passengers). NTSB report attributed crash to a fatgue fracture of the tail rotor

Accident investigation:
  
Report number: FTW67A0043
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 10 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=22643 &key=0 [NTSB Identification: FTW67A0043]

http://www.planecrashinfo.com/1966/1966-55.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
30-Oct-2011 19:14 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ]
30-Nov-2016 22:32 Aerossurance Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, ]

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