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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Cut Off, LA · July 17, 1979

Date
July 17, 1979 · 12:30 local
Place
Cut Off, LA
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4715R
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FA096
Reported as
Bell 206B
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,300 total710 in this make and model250 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.

Helicopter was hovering over barge during cargo loading. Skid hit barge. Helicopter rolled over onto barge.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER WAS HOVERING OVER BARGE DURING CARGO LOADING. SKID HIT BARGE. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ONTO BARGE.

NTSB investigation

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