19740108002209A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206A · Venice, LA · January 8, 1974

Date
January 8, 1974
Place
Venice, LA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4020G
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW74AF053
Reported as
Bell 206A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
6,139 total646 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Un cont in fog,attmptd water ldg. Skids with pop-out floats. Pax presumed fatal. Wea brief by co.

As the FAA filed it

UN CONT IN FOG,ATTMPTD WATER LDG. SKIDS WITH POP-OUT FLOATS. PAX PRESUMED FATAL. WEA BRIEF BY CO.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.