# Accident 19790408019059A: Bell 206B, Long Beach, CA, April 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1979, 12:55 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4790R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4790R-2012-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FVA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790408019059A

## Narrative

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

NON PILOT MADE A NIGHT TAKEOFF IN HELICOPTER. LOST CONTROL AFTER REACHING HOVER ALTITUDE. STOLEN 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 LAX79FVA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVA11), Apr 8, 1979: Bell 206 (N4790R), Long Beach, CA, 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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