# Accident 19730202001499A: Bell 206B, Lake Charles, LA, February 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1973
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Chennault
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 30.2106° N, 93.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHENNAULT INTL (CWF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2106&lon=-93.1432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7065J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7065J-1974-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,578 total, 1,912 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730202001499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BUZZARD JAMMED BETWEEN TRANSMISSION AND SWASH PLATE,CYCLIC CONTROL TUBE BROKEN

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW73DRD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD15), Feb 2, 1973: Bell 206B (N7065J), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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