# NTSB FTW77FRD45: Bell 206B, N90151, Venice, LA, August 26, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1977
- Place: Venice, LA · VENICE, LA
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146254
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FRD45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRD45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2192  77/8/26  NR.VENICE,LA          BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1515                    N90151              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     UNK/NR, 4020 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            452 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAIN PASS 299C
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         VENICE,LA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- SKID TIED DOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90151](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90151-1977-11-03), registration cancelled 1977-11-03, S/N 1612 (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: Main Pass 299c

## 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 19770826028289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770826028289A), Aug 26, 1977: Bell 206B, Venice, LA, Destroyed. Skid tied down.

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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