# Accident 19821203062349A: Bell 206L1, West Cameron Bl, LA, December 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1982, 09:00 local time
- Place: West Cameron Bl, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N2252Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,083 total, 387 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821203062349A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ON APPROACH TO OIL PLATFORM. HIT THE WATER WITHOUT FLOATS INFLATED.SANK. NONNORMAL APPROACH.

## 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 FTW83FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA051), Dec 3, 1982: Bell 206L1 (N2252Z), Gulf Of Mexico, destroyed, 2 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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