# Accident 19731113039499A: Bell 206B, Intracstl Cty, LA, November 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1973
- Place: Intracstl Cty, LA
- Airport: E.Cameron Blk 286
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2929W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2929W-1979-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,225 total, 448 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74AF030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731113039499A

## Narrative

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

HIT STEEL BEAM.BLOCK LOCATED GULF OF MEX,100MI SW OF INTRACOASTAL CITY,LA.

## 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 FTW74AF030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF030), Nov 13, 1973: Bell 206B (N2929W), Intracstl Cty, 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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