# NTSB FTW73DRD15: Bell 206B, N7065J, Lake Charles, LA, February 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1973
- Place: Lake Charles, LA · LAKE CHARLES, LA
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRD15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0021   73/2/2    LAKE CHARLES,LA     BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3578
        TIME - 1530                    N7065J              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1912 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHENNAULT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SILSBEE,LA                  LAKE CHARLES,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- BUZZARD JAMMED BETWEEN TRANSMISSION AND SWASH PLATE,CYCLIC CONTROL TUBE BROKEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7065J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7065J-1974-05-07), registration cancelled 1974-05-07, S/N 599 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chennault

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730202001499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730202001499A), Feb 2, 1973: Bell 206B, Lake Charles, LA, Substantial damage. Buzzard jammed between transmission and swash plate,cyclic control tube broken

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.

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