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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Grand Isle, LA · August 9, 1974

Date
August 9, 1974
Place
Grand Isle, LA
Airport
Freeport-Sulphur
Phase of flight
Hovering
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4111G
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW75AF006
Reported as
Bell 206B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,156 total443 in this make and model138 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.

R skid contacted yellow tiedown stake while turning acft into wind.

As the FAA filed it

R SKID CONTACTED YELLOW TIEDOWN STAKE WHILE TURNING ACFT INTO WIND.

NTSB investigation

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