- Date
- August 8, 1979
- Place
- Intracstl City, LA · INTRACSTL CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N90171Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790808022629A
- Case key
- 134820
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2191 79/8/8 NR.INTRACSTL CITY,LA BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 957 TIME - 1350 N90171 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VERMILION BLK 39A DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INTRACSTL CITY,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- ROLLED OVER ON HELIPORT AFTER PLT OPENED DOOR FOR VENTILATION & WAS WATCHING MECH.COMP FLT PLAN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90171
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vermilion Blk 39a
N90171Registration cancelled Mar 20, 2007 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.