# Incident 19790108001389I: Bell 206A, Corpus Christi, TX, January 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1979, 11:55 local time
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 27.8006° N, 97.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8006&lon=-97.3964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16933, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16933-1991-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B-III (registry code 1181506, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790108001389I

## Narrative

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

A PARKED AIRCRAFT, N6221G, BLOWN OVER BY BLADE WASH FROM THIS HELICOPTER.

## Other reports on N16933 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900827036549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900827036549A), Aug 27, 1990: Bell 206B (N16933), Elkhorn, WI, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Indicates pilot flew into area of fog shortly after lift off. Lost control. Impacted hillside. VFR equipped only.

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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