# NTSB FTW75FRD63: Bell 206B, N58099, St Martinville, LA, June 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1975
- Place: St Martinville, LA · ST MARTINVILLE, LA
- Location: 30.1278° N, 91.8308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Martinville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1278&lon=-91.8308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FRD63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1307   75/6/1  NR.ST MARTINVILLE,LA  BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N58099              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLE CHASE,LA             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT FOUND IN DENSE SWAMP. INJURY INDEX PRESUMED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N58099 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750601014859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750601014859A), Jun 1, 1975: Bell 206B, St Martinville, LA, Destroyed. Acft found in dense swamp. Injury index presumed

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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