# NTSB FTW74AF030: Bell 206B, N2929W, Intracstl Cty, LA, November 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1973
- Place: Intracstl Cty, LA · INTRACSTL CTY, LA
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3709  73/11/13 NR.INTRACSTL CTY,LA   BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 4225
        TIME - 1100                    N2929W              PX-  0  0  2  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 448 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - E.CAMERON BLK 286
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          E.CAMERON BLK 286           E.CAMERON BLK 257
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          135                                                       17
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- HIT STEEL BEAM.BLOCK LOCATED GULF OF MEX,100MI SW OF INTRACOASTAL CITY,LA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2929W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2929W-1979-05-17), registration cancelled 1979-05-17, S/N 758 (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: E.Cameron Blk 286

## 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 19731113039499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731113039499A), Nov 13, 1973: Bell 206B, Intracstl Cty, LA, Substantial damage. Hit steel beam. Block located gulf of mex,100MI sw of intracoastal city,LA.

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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