29.7103° N, 91.1915° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 18, 1982 · 10:40 local
Place
Morgan City, LA
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N50050
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,099 total1,558 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine lost power on climbout from offshore platform. Landed on water with partial power. Cause unknown.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT FROM OFFSHORE PLATFORM. LANDED ON WATER WITH PARTIAL POWER. CAUSE UNKNOWN.