# Incident 19790817031839I: Bell 206B, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, August 17, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1979, 08:47 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Tkof-Abort-Copter Vertical
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N7906J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7906J-1988-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,038 total, 283 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790817031839I

## Narrative

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

REAR SKID CAUGHT UNDER FENCE ON LIFTOFF. DAMAGE TO GEAR CROSS TUBE WHEN AIRCRAFT LANDED BACK ON PAD.

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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