# Accident 19830127003129A: Bell 206L1, Grand Isle, January 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1983, 08:05 local time
- Place: Grand Isle
- Airport: Grand Isle 43q
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N5012T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5012T-2013-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,732 total, 741 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830127003129A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER BLOWN SIDEWAYS BY STRONG WIND HIT A STANDPIPE. ENTERED DYNAMIC ROLL OVER AND CRASHED. UNSAFE WIND.

## 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 FTW83LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA099), Jan 27, 1983: Bell 206L-1 (N5012T), Grand Isle B43q, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5012T (1)

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

- [Incident 19810907069919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907069919I), Sep 7, 1981: Bell 206L1 (N5012T), Grand Isle, LA, Minor damage. Pilot, in making turn in hover over helipad on oil rig, struck pipe with tail rotor. Company will relocate pipes.

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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