What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Tail rotor struck tower on takeoff in a 40 knot wind.
As the FAA filed it
TAIL ROTOR STRUCK TOWER ON TAKEOFF IN A 40 KNOT WIND.
FAA incident report · Bell 206L · Gulf Of Mexico, LA · September 10, 1978
- Date
- September 10, 1978 · 12:00 local
- Place
- Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Phase of flight
- To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules
- General operating rules (Part 91)
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Aircraft
- N16778
- Reported as
- Bell 206L
- Fatal injuries
- 0
- Pilot’s flight hours
- 2,415 total715 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.