# Accident 19810807048179A: Bell 206L, Leeville, LA, August 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Leeville, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.2480° N, 90.2076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2480&lon=-90.2076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9973K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9973K-1985-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,950 total, 2,091 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810807048179A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF INTO HEAVY RAIN AND TURBULENCE. LOST CONTROL, CRASHED IN WATER. WATER SPOUTS, THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA.

## 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 FTW81DA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA129), Aug 7, 1981: Bell 206L (N9973K), Leeville, 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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