# NTSB FTW78DA006: Bell 206B, N90026, Morgan City, LA, October 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1978
- 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)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7103&lon=-91.1915&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138987
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DA006

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90026-1979-01-04), registration cancelled 1979-01-04, S/N 1568 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ship Shoal B 214e

## 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 19781021033609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781021033609A), Oct 21, 1978: Bell 206B1, Morgan City, LA, Destroyed. Fire extinguisher cover blown into t/r.

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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