# NTSB FTW79DA033: Bell 206B, N90115, Morgan City, LA, December 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (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): 138550
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DA033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA033

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4003  78/12/26   MORGAN CITY,LA      BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2784
        TIME - 0921                    N90115              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 682 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHI HELIPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GULF OF MEXICO              MORGAN CITY,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT STATED LOST ROTOR RPM AT BOTTOM OF AUTO RESULTING IN SLOPPLY CONTROL REACTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N90115 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phi Heliport

## 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 19781226044119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781226044119A), Dec 26, 1978: Bell 206B, Morgan City, LA, Substantial damage. Plt stated lost rotor RPM at bottom of auto resulting in slopply rol reaction.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.