# NTSB FTW76AF085: Bell 206B, N14856, Leeville, LA, April 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1976
- Place: Leeville, LA · LEEVILLE, LA
- Location: 29.2480° N, 90.2076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2480&lon=-90.2076&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154243
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3102  76/4/17  NR.LEEVILLE,LA        BELL 206B           CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2379
        TIME - 1415                    N14856              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOCK 21 NO 55
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEEVILLE,LA                LEEVILLE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR TENSION-TORSION STRAP FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14856](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14856-1976-12-27), registration cancelled 1976-12-27, S/N 888 (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: Block 21 No 55

## 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 19760417034839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760417034839A), Apr 17, 1976: Bell 206B, Leeville, LA, Destroyed. Main rotor tension-torsion strap failed

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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