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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 212 · Morgan City, LA · July 9, 1978

Date
July 9, 1978
Place
Morgan City, LA
Airport
Penrod Rig 31
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N90223
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW78FA059
Reported as
Bell 212
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,113 total1,385 in this make and model109 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

No lights or visible horizon,moon 1/4 full behind tkof path. Coll with oil rig.

As the FAA filed it

NO LIGHTS OR VISIBLE HORIZON,MOON 1/4 FULL BEHIND TKOF PATH. COLL WITH OIL RIG.

NTSB investigation

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