# Incident 19810605042759I: Bell 206B, West Delta, LA, June 5, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1981, 07:41 local time
- Place: West Delta, LA
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N67AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67AL-2013-02-13) (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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,765 total, 765 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810605042759I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING IN GULF OF MEXICO. HIGH SEA CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO ROLL OVER AND SINK.

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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