# Accident 19800208002659A: Bell 206B, Grand Isle, LA, February 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1980, 07:30 local time
- Place: Grand Isle, LA
- Airport: West Delta 40a
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2129° N, 90.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Isle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2129&lon=-90.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4019G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,195 total, 949 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208002659A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER ENGINE RUNNING ROTATED ON PLATFORM IN CROSSWIND. TAIL ROTOR HIT DEPLANED PASSENGER.

## 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 FTW80DA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA039), Feb 8, 1980: Bell 206B (N4019G), Grand Isle, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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