# NTSB FTW77DA021: Bell 206B, Morgan City, LA, December 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: December 11, 1976
- 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)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, February 15, 1977
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DA021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DA021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3870  76/12/11 NR.MORGAN CITY,LA     BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 7027
        TIME - 0856                    N49669              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2724 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIP SHOAL 168A
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MORGAN CITY,LA               SHIP SHOAL 154
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR HEAD ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- TENSION TORSION STRAP SEPARATED
```

## Sequence of events

- Standing-engine(s) operating

## Aircraft

- Registration: N49669, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49669-1990-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: SHIP SHOAL 168A
- FAA reports: 19761211040089A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761211040089A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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