# Accident 19801202077349A: Bell 206B, Cameron, LA, December 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1980, 08:25 local time
- Place: Cameron, LA
- Airport: Wc198a
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N5003Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5003Q-2012-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,531 total, 341 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801202077349A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR STRUCK OIL PLATFORM PERIMETER FENCE ON TAKEOFF. HELICOPTER HIT WATER AND SANK.

## 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 FTW81DA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA014), Dec 2, 1980: Bell 206B3 (N5003Q), Cameron, LA, destroyed, 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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