# Accident 19810324012149A: Bell 206L1, Cameron, LA, March 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1981, 08:45 local time
- Place: Cameron, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERAA
- 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: N206EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206EH-1981-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,025 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810324012149A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW81FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA055), Mar 24, 1981: Bell 206L-1 (N206EH), Cameron, LA, destroyed

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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