# Accident 19790412036699A: Bell 206B, Cameron, LA, April 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1979, 07:35 local time
- Place: Cameron, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.7952° N, 93.2916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cameron, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7952&lon=-93.2916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59627, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59627-1979-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,609 total, 207 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790412036699A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE RPM DROPPED ON LDG APPROACH TO OIL RIG. ACFT HIT WATER IN UNCONTROLLED TURN. UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW79FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA071), Apr 12, 1979: Bell 206B (N59627), Cameron, LA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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