# Accident 19740809023969A: Bell 206B, Grand Isle, LA, August 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1974
- Place: Grand Isle, LA
- Airport: Freeport-Sulphur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 29.2129° N, 90.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Isle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2129&lon=-90.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4111G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4111G-1975-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,156 total, 443 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75AF006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740809023969A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW75AF006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF006), Aug 9, 1974: Bell 206B (N4111G), Grand Isle, LA, destroyed

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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