# Accident 19781125036339A: Bell 206B1, Lutcher, LA, November 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1978
- Place: Lutcher, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Location: 30.0631° N, 90.7117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lutcher, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0631&lon=-90.7117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33TA-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,844 total, 113 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781125036339A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW79DRD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD09), Nov 25, 1978: Bell 206B (N33TA), Lutcher, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N33TA (1)

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

- [Accident 19820802034089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820802034089A), Aug 2, 1982: Bell 206BELL (N33TA), Lynch, KY, Destroyed. Helicopter began right spin on pull up during power line patrol. Rdm "droop" believed responsible for crash.

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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