19780111000459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B1 · Venice, LA · January 11, 1978

Date
January 11, 1978
Place
Venice, LA
Airport
Wd-45cq
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8178J
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW78FRD15
Reported as
Bell 206B1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,612 total379 in this make and model234 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.

Acft dispatcher harrassment of pilot. Pilot forgot to remove tiedrope.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT DISPATCHER HARRASSMENT OF PILOT. PILOT FORGOT TO REMOVE TIEDROPE.

NTSB investigation

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