# Accident 19801231083119A: Bell 206B, Patterson, LA, December 31, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1980, 09:50 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.6909° N, 91.3095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6909&lon=-91.3095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222LM-2006-01-09) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,694 total, 168 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801231083119A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER ENGINE FAILED 70 FEET ALTITUDE DURING LIFTOFF. AUTOROTATION INTO ROUGH SEA. CHOPPER 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 FTW81FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA020), Dec 31, 1980: Bell 206B (N222LM), Patterson, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N222LM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20001201023589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001201023589A), Dec 1, 2000: Bell 206B (N222LM), Rockport, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 1, 2000, at 1625 CST, a Bell 206B helicopter, N222LN, was substantially damaged following a loss of engine power near Rockport, TX. The…

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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