# Accident 19730222003559A: Bell 206B1, Amelia, LA, February 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1973
- Place: Amelia, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 29.6632° N, 91.1109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amelia, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6632&lon=-91.1109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35AL-1973-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 1,208 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73AF047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730222003559A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERED IN SWAMP 2/26/73.R PYLON SUPPORT LINK FAILED,CAUSED IN FLT FAILURE OF M/R SYSTEM.

## 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 FTW73AF047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF047), Feb 22, 1973: Bell 206B (N35AL), Amelia, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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