# Accident 19781226044119A: Bell 206B, Morgan City, LA, December 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1978
- Place: Morgan City, LA
- Airport: Phi Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- 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: N90115 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,784 total, 682 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781226044119A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED LOST ROTOR RPM AT BOTTOM OF AUTO RESULTING IN SLOPPLY ROL REACTION.

## 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 FTW79DA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA033), Dec 26, 1978: Bell 206B (N90115), Morgan City, LA, substantial damage

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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