- Date
- October 21, 1978
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N90026Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781021033609A
- Case key
- 138987
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2932 78/10/21 NR.MORGAN CITY,LA BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 941 TIME - 1725 N90026 PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 611 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIP SHOAL B 214E DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORGAN CITY,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAKEOFF: VERTICAL ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- FIRE EXTINGUISHER COVER BLOWN INTO T/R.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90026
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ship Shoal B 214e
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.