# Accident 19800509012669A: Bell 206B, Intracoastal Ci, LA, May 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1980, 11:20 local time
- Place: Intracoastal Ci, LA
- Airport: Vermilian
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- 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
- Aircraft: N90095, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90095-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,772 total, 397 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800509012669A

## Narrative

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

SKID CAUGHT ON RAISED STEEL TRAP DOOR ON HELIPAD ON INITIAL LIFTOFF. AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER OFF PLATFORM INTO GULF.

## 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 FTW80DA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA072), May 9, 1980: Bell 206B (N90095), Intracstl Cy, 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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