# NTSB FTW76AF007: Bell 206B, N4710R, Morgan City, LA, August 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1975
- Place: Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Location: 29.7103° N, 91.1915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7103&lon=-91.1915&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149466
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1854   75/8/5  NR.MORGAN CITY,LA     BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 7835
        TIME - 1129                    N4710R              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 735 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OFFSHORE HELIPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MORGAN CITY,LA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- DRNG LIFTOFF R SKID CAUGHT ON PIPE ON SIDE OF DECK,PLT LOST CTL.HIT PARKED HUGHES 369HS N9086F,SUB
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4710R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4710R-1975-09-12), registration cancelled 1975-09-12, S/N 267, built 1968 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Offshore Heliport

## 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 19750805023169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750805023169A), Aug 5, 1975: Bell 206B, Morgan City, LA, Destroyed. Drng liftoff r skid caught on pipe on side of deck,plt lost ctl. Hit parked Hughes 369HS N9086F,sub

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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