# Accident 19830804044999A: Bell 206B, Grand Isle, LA, August 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1983, 09:10 local time
- Place: Grand Isle, LA
- Airport: Charlie Oscar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2129° N, 90.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Isle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2129&lon=-90.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39114, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39114-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,706 total, 1,826 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830804044999A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION OCCURRED ON FLARE FOR HELIPORT LANDING STRUCK VERTICAL FIN ON DECK. TELL TAIL MAIN ROTOR WEIGHT SEPERATED

## 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 FTW83LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA369), Aug 4, 1983: Bell 206B (N39114), Grand Isle Blk, 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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