# Accident 19790808022629A: Bell 206B, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, August 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1979, 13:50 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Aircraft: N90171, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90171-2007-03-20) (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: 957 total, 93 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790808022629A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW79DRD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD49), Aug 8, 1979: Bell 206B (N90171), Intracstl City, LA, 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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