# Accident 19780111000459A: Bell 206B1, Venice, LA, January 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1978
- Place: Venice, LA
- Airport: Wd-45cq
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8178J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8178J-1978-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,612 total, 379 in this make and model, 234 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FRD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRD15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780111000459A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW78FRD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRD15), Jan 11, 1978: Bell 206B (N8178J), Venice, 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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