# Incident 19791021055419I: Bell 206B, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, October 21, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1979, 13:25 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: N90181 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,358 total, 948 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/19791021055419I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER SKID  CAUGHT OBSTRUCTION DURING LIFT OFF, TILTED RIGHT. PILOT LOWERED COLLECTIVE, LANDED UPRIGHT.

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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