# Accident 19750112000739A: Bell 206B, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, January 12, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1975
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Airport: Vermilion Blk 76
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Aircraft: N59507 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,374 total, 39 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FRD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750112000739A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED R & HIT RAISED EDGE OF PLATFORM. GUSTING TO 35K.

## 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 FTW75FRD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD25), Jan 12, 1975: Bell 206B (N59507), Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico), 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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