# Incident 19810907069919I: Bell 206L1, Grand Isle, LA, September 7, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1981, 08:03 local time
- Place: Grand Isle, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.2129° N, 90.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Isle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2129&lon=-90.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5012T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5012T-2013-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,760 total, 585 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907069919I

## Narrative

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

PILOT, IN MAKING TURN IN HOVER OVER HELIPAD ON OIL RIG, STRUCK PIPE WITH TAIL ROTOR. COMPANY WILL RELOCATE PIPES.

## Other reports on N5012T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830127003129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830127003129A), Jan 27, 1983: Bell 206L1 (N5012T), Grand Isle, Substantial damage. Helicopter blown sideways by strong wind hit a standpipe. Entered dynamic roll over and crashed. Unsafe wind.

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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