# Accident 19760423027679A: Bell 205A1, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, April 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1976
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N8167J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8167J-2022-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 205A-1 (registry code 1181414, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 11
- Pilot flight hours: 7,206 total, 229 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76AF087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760423027679A

## Narrative

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

TAIL BOOM/FUSELAGE ATTACH FITTINGS FAILED. PLT & 4 PAX NOT RECOVERED,PRESUMED FATAL.

## 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 FTW76AF087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF087), Apr 23, 1976: Bell 205-A1 (N8167J), Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico), destroyed, 12 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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