# Accident 19771010039519A: Bell 206B, Grand Chenier, LA, October 10, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1977
- Place: Grand Chenier, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 29.7669° N, 92.9751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Chenier, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7669&lon=-92.9751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N157AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157AL-1978-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,010 total, 1,231 in this make and model, 234 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771010039519A

## Narrative

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

PLT FLYING LOW BECAUSE OF DETERIORATING WEATHER

## 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 FTW78FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA003), Oct 10, 1977: Bell 206B (N157AL), Grand Chenier, LA, destroyed, 2 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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