# Accident 19830915049309A: Bolkms BO105S, Grand Chenier, LA, September 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1983, 15:15 local time
- Place: Grand Chenier, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2303° N, 92.5001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2303&lon=-92.5001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3456T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3456T-1983-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105S (registry code 5626006, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm-bo-105s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BO105S
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,492 total, 407 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA430) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830915049309A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED IN GULF. PILOTS BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS HIGH. EXACT CAUSE OF IMPACT WITH THE WATER UNKNOWN.

## 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 FTW83FA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA430), Sep 15, 1983: MBB BO-105S (N3456T), Grand Chenier, LA, 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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