# Accident 19821018053491A: Bell 206B, Intracoastal Ci, LA, October 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1982, 10:00 local time
- Place: Intracoastal Ci, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55AL-1983-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,872 total, 1,672 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821018053491A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO AN OIL RIG PLATFORM, COLLIDED WITH N991RK THAT WAS CLIMBING OUT FROM SAME PLATFORM. NO WITNESSES

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9914K, Bell 206B: [Accident 19821018053492A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821018053492A)

## 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 FTW83FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA017), Oct 18, 1982: Bell 206B (N55AL), Gulf Of Mexico, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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