- Date
- May 19, 1981
- Place
- Gulf Of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean) · GULF OF MEXICO, AO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N49746Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810519026869A
- Case key
- 126080
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0984 81/5/19 GULF OF MEXICO BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 5533 TIME - 1400 N49746 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 2054 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MATAGORDA 526 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GULF OF MEXICO PORT O'CONNOR,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- STEEL HELIDECK. PLT ATTEMPTED T/O WITH ACFT TIED DWN TO HELIDECK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49746
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Matagorda 526
N49746Registration cancelled Mar 5, 2018 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250-C20C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N49746 · 1
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