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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206L-1 · Cameron, LA · March 24, 1981

Date
March 24, 1981 · 08:45 local
Place
Cameron, LA
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ERAA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N206EH
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FA055
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,025 total1,700 in this make and model144 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Allowed passenger on controls at takeoff. Passenger over controlled and panicked. Crashed in gulf near oil rig.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED PASSENGER ON CONTROLS AT TAKEOFF. PASSENGER OVER CONTROLLED AND PANICKED. CRASHED IN GULF NEAR OIL RIG.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.