# Incident 19820117004979I: Bell 206L1, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, January 17, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1982, 08:40 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N5734M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5734M-2009-09-15) (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 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,096 total, 20 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820117004979I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK CRANE LINE WHILE LANDING ON A BARGE HELIPAD. BARGE UNDER TOW. MISJUDGED ROLL OF BOAT DECK.

## Other reports on N5734M (1)

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

- [Accident 20050221003539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050221003539A), Feb 21, 2005: Bell 206L1 (N5734M), Cherokee City, AR, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On February 21, 2005, at approximately 1345 central standard time, a Bell BHT-206-1 single engine helicopter, registration number N5734M operated by air…

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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