# NTSB FTW79DRD44: Bell 206B, N4830, Bell Rose, LA, June 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1979
- Place: Bell Rose, LA · BELL ROSE, LA
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRD44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1006  79/6/17  NR.BELL ROSE,LA       BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N4830               PX-  0  0  3  POWER/PIPELINE            35, 1391 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CANE AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELL ROSE,LA                BATON ROUGE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL PUMP DRIVE SHAFT,P/N 102-1416-01,SPLINE END SHOWED EXCESSIVE WEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4830](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4830-2012-09-20), registration cancelled 2012-09-20, S/N 1358, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cane Air

## 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 19790617013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790617013199A), Jun 17, 1979: Bell 206B, Bell Rose, LA, Substantial damage. Helecopter crashed attempting emerg. Landing after fuel pump had failed.

## Other investigations on N4830 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW84LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA378), Sep 4, 1984: Bell 206B (N4830), Houma, LA, destroyed

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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