# Accident 19781221041719A: Bell 206B1, Phoenix, AZ, December 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1978
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2964W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2964W-1984-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,205 total, 470 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781221041719A

## Narrative

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

POWERLINE PATROL.TOWER FELL TOWARDS HELICOPTER. MISC-POWERLINE TOSTATIC CABLE FELL ON ACFT.

## 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 LAX79FUJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ24), Dec 21, 1978: Bell 206 (N2964W), Phoenix, AZ, 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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