27.8006° N, 97.3964° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 1, 1980 · 14:00 local
Place
Corpus Christi, TX
Airport
Boat In Gulf
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4751R
Reported as
Bell 206BELL
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,232 total368 in this make and model0 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.
Pilot landed nose up on a sloping Boat deck. Skid hanging over 10 degrees slope. Damage to spike and plate.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED NOSE UP ON A SLOPING BOAT DECK. SKID HANGING OVER 10 DEGREES SLOPE. DAMAGE TO SPIKE AND PLATE.