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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Houston, TX · May 6, 1979

Date
May 6, 1979 · 17:30 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Hooks
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2HJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FRA27
Reported as
Bell 206B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Non rated pilot attempted to takeoff. Helicopter hit the ground and rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

NON RATED PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF. HELICOPTER HIT THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.