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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206B3 · Leeville, LA · May 22, 1983

Date: May 22, 1983 · 14:30 local
Place: Leeville, LA
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2276B
Reported as: Bell 206B3
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,824 total1,684 in this make and model163 in the last 90 days

N2276BRegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2015 · Bell 206BS/N 3628 · Built 1982 Airframe modelBell 206B Engine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tail rotor struck guard rail while landing on an offshore oil rig platform.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GUARD RAIL WHILE LANDING ON AN OFFSHORE OIL RIG PLATFORM.