# Accident 19740108002209A: Bell 206A, Venice, LA, January 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1974
- Place: Venice, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4020G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4020G-1974-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,139 total, 646 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74AF053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740108002209A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW74AF053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF053), Jan 8, 1974: Bell 206B (N4020G), Venice, 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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