# Incident 19811116084349I: Bell 206B3, Houma, LA, November 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1981, 09:45 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Airport: Shipshoal 154
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16833, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16833-2012-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,170 total, 280 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811116084349I

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR PITCH TUBE HIT BY MAIN ROTOR OF ANOTHER HELICOPTER PRIOR TO START, DAMAGE CAUSED VIBRATION ON START UP.

## Other reports on N16833 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840220011909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840220011909I), Feb 20, 1984: Bell 206B3 (N16833), Leeville, LA. Lost rotor RPM on approach to helipad. Popped floats and water landed. Engine tot was 870 degrees c. cause undeterm

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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