# Accident 19820925070799A: Bell 206L1, Galveston, TX, September 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1982, 10:45 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Block 536
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5734N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,899 total, 819 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA394) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820925070799A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTORS STRUCK A WIRE LINE UNIT AND RIG WHILE LANDING ON A GULF PLATFORM.WEATHER NOTAMED OR MARKED NOT REPORTED

## 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 FTW82DA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA394), Sep 25, 1982: Bell 206L-1 (N5734N), Gulf Of Mexico, substantial damage

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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