# NTSB FTW79DA021: Bell 212, N16982, Morgan City, LA, December 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138464
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DA021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3852   78/12/2 NR.MORGAN CITY,LA     BELL 212            CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 13352
        TIME - 1857                    N16982              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 1549 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIP SHOAL BLK149
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INTERCOASTAL CITY,LA       MORGAN CITY,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           77                                                      140
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N16982 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ship Shoal Blk149

## 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 19781202041619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781202041619A), Dec 2, 1978: Bell UHIBWILCO, Morgan City, Substantial damage

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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