# Accident 19811221083269A: Bell 206L1, Leeville, LA, December 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Leeville, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- 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: N2203X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2203X-2012-09-12) (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 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,684 total, 1,165 in this make and model, 241 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DRD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811221083269A

## Narrative

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

TAIL SECTION OF HELICOPTER HIT SAFETY NED ON LIFTOFF FROM OVER-WATER HELIPAD. AUTOROTATED INTO WATER AND SANK.

## 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 FTW82DRD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRD07), Dec 21, 1981: Bell 206L-1 (N2203X), Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico), 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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