# Accident 19780709030919A: Bell 212, Morgan City, LA, July 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1978
- Place: Morgan City, LA
- Airport: Penrod Rig 31
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 29.7103° N, 91.1915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7103&lon=-91.1915&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90223, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90223-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,113 total, 1,385 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780709030919A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW78FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA059), Jul 9, 1978: Bell 212 (N90223), Morgan City, 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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