# NTSB FTW77FA044: Bell 206B, N90071, Intracoastal C, LA, March 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1977
- Place: Intracoastal C, LA · INTRACOASTAL C, LA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FA044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4230  77/3/17  NR.INTRACOASTAL C,LA  BELL 206B           CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 7600
        TIME - 1120                    N90071              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-I               TOTAL HOURS, 667 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         INTRACOASTAL C,LA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- TENSION-TORSION STRAD P/N 206-010-105-3 FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90071](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90071-2012-11-16), registration cancelled 2012-11-16, S/N 1854, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19770317039209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770317039209A), Mar 17, 1977: Bell 206B, LA, Destroyed

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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