# NTSB FTW80DA117: Bell 206B, N27758, Intracstl Cy, LA, September 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1980
- Place: Intracstl Cy, LA · INTRACSTL CY, LA
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129025
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DA117
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA117

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2499  80/9/16  NR.INTRACSTL CY,LA    BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4068
        TIME - 1314                    N27758              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1337 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMI-107A OIL RIG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         INTRACSTL CY,LA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- WIND GSTG 10KTS.TAIL ROTOR STRUCK WEATHER VANE DRG HOOVERING TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27758](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27758), registered now, S/N 2791, built 1979 (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-C20B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20b) (registry code 03081, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smi-107a Oil Rig

## 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 19800916044479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800916044479A), Sep 16, 1980: Bell 206BELL, Intracoastal Ci, LA, Substantial damage. Heard snap, bang in tail rotor area on hover. Landed safe. Found tail rotor assembly and blade damage, undetermined

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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