# Accident 19780920032991A: Bell 206B1, Morgan City, LA, September 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1978
- Place: Morgan City, LA
- Airport: Platform Ei215c
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- 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: N59600, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20 (registry code 54178, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,712 total, 37 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920032991A

## Narrative

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

CONTRARY TO BRIEFING,STARTED ENGS PRIOR TO OTHER ACFT'S DEPARTURE

## Other aircraft in the event

- N83133, Bell 206B1: [Accident 19780920032992A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920032992A)

## 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 FTW78DA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DA087), Sep 20, 1978: Bell 206B (N59600), Morgan City, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N59600 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20211128021709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211128021709A), Nov 28, 2021: Bell 206B (N59600), Perry, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On November 28, 2021, about 1658 central daylight time, a Bell 206B helicopter, N59600, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Perry, Oklahoma.…
- [Incident 20140729012679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140729012679I), Jul 29, 2014: Bell 206B (N59600), Meadows, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft struck power lines
- [Incident 19790929049759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929049759I), Sep 29, 1979: Bell 206B (N59600), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Pilot misjudged a practice autorotation, helicopter damaged in hard landing.

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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