# Incident 19820326021429I: Bell 206L, Leeville, LA, March 26, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1982, 06:45 local time
- Place: Leeville, LA
- Airport: Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N16705, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16705-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,739 total, 1,159 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820326021429I

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF ABORTED WHEN CHECK PILOT HAD NO ANTITORQUE CONTROL WHEN LIFTING TO A HOVER.

## Other reports on N16705 (2)

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

- [Accident 19940325006599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940325006599A), Mar 25, 1994: Bell 206L (N16705), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. N2 turbine overspeed reported. Began to land. Engine quit too low for autorotation. Crashed. No anomalies found.
- [Incident 19811022082599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811022082599I), Oct 22, 1981: Bell 206L (N16705), Ship Shoal Bloc, LA, Minor damage. Tailrotor blades struck safety fence on drilling tender helipad.

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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