- Date
- January 25, 1978
- Place
- Palacids, TX · PALACIDS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N90024Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780125004769A
- Case key
- 143715
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0222 78/1/25 NR.PALACIDS,TX BELL 206B CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1015 N90024 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 25, 6821 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1141 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OIL PLATFORM BLK 487 VANDERBILT,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDETERMINED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- INSUFFICIENT PORTION OF AC RCVRD TO DETERMINE CIRCUMSTANCES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90024
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
N90024Registration cancelled May 17, 1978 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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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.