- Date
- January 11, 1978
- Place
- Venice, LA · VENICE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8178JBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780111000459A
- Case key
- 143595
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0116 78/1/11 NR.VENICE,LA BELL 206B CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5612 TIME - 1525 N8178J PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 379 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WD-45CQ DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP VENICE,LA RETURN WD-45E TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ACFT DISPATCHER HARRASSMENT OF PILOT. PILOT FORGOT TO REMOVE TIEDOWN ROPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8178J
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Wd-45cq
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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.