# Accident 19780428009699A: Bell 206B, Intracstl City, LA, April 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1978
- Place: Intracstl City, LA
- Airport: Vermilion 245a
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16718, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16718-1979-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,452 total, 140 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780428009699A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW78DRD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD24), Apr 28, 1978: Bell 206B (N16718), Intracstl City, LA, 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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