# Accident 19780706026669A: Bell 206B1, Cameron, LA, July 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1978
- Place: Cameron, LA
- Airport: Heliport Platform
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 29.7952° N, 93.2916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cameron, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7952&lon=-93.2916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7979S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7979S-1978-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,363 total, 217 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780706026669A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED WATER WHILE IN TURN AFTER LIFT OFF FROM HELIPORT ON DRIL PLATFORM.

## 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 FTW78FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA058), Jul 6, 1978: Bell 206B (N7979S), Cameron, LA, destroyed, 1 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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