# Accident 19810603035549A: Bell 206B, Plaquemine, LA, June 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1981, 21:45 local time
- Place: Plaquemine, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2832° N, 91.2438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plaquemine, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2832&lon=-91.2438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90332, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90332-2014-12-22) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,859 total, 3,720 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRD27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810603035549A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINES CRASHED AND BURNED WHILE CONDUCTING A LOW-LEVEL SEARCH FOR A MISSING PERSON.

## 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 FTW81FRD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRD27), Jun 3, 1981: Bell 206B (N90332), Plaquemire, 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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