# Incident 19790220007699I: Bell 206BELL, Canoga Park, CA, February 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Canoga Park, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2011° N, 118.5981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canoga Park, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2011&lon=-118.5981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49578, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49578-1999-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206BELL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,190 total, 7,422 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/19790220007699I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK SAFETY NET WHILE LANDING.

## Other reports on N49578 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960708016069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960708016069A), Jul 8, 1996: Bell 206B (N49578), Green Township, OH, Destroyed, 5 fatal. During photo sightseeing flight struck trees. Over gross. Settled with power low rotor RPM and intoxicated pilot. (-23) during aerial photography flight pilot…

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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