# NTSB LAX79FUJ24: Bell 206, N2964W, Phoenix, AZ, December 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1978
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137982
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUJ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4102  78/12/21   PHOENIX,AZ          BELL 206            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2205
        TIME - 0812                    N2964W              PX-  0  2  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 470 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTSDALE,AZ               PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-POWERLINE TOWER STATIC CABLE FELL ON ACFT.
        REMARKS- POWERLINE PATROL.TOWER FELL TOWARDS HELICOPTER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2964W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2964W-1984-07-11), registration cancelled 1984-07-11, S/N 818 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Phoenix Intl

## 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 19781221041719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781221041719A), Dec 21, 1978: Bell 206B1, Phoenix, AZ, Destroyed. Powerline patrol. Tower fell towards helicopter. Misc-powerline tostatic cable fell on acft.

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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