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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Gulf Of Mexico, LA · August 8, 1979

Date
August 8, 1979 · 13:50 local
Place
Gulf Of Mexico, LA
Phase of flight
Idling Rotors
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N90171
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79DRD49
Reported as
Bell 206B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
957 total93 in this make and model88 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 sitting on landing platform with rotors turning. Lifted off platform & rolled over. Cause unknown.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER WAS SITTING ON LANDING PLATFORM WITH ROTORS TURNING. LIFTED OFF PLATFORM & ROLLED OVER. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

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