# Accident 19840113000729A: Bell 206L1, Venice, LA, January 13, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1984, 17:40 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2704° N, 89.3508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2704&lon=-89.3508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5759M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5759M-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,305 total, 555 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840113000729A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DENSE FOG. TRIED TO LAND ON A LEVEE. STRUCK THE WATER AT 30 MPH AND ROLLED OVER. HELICOPTER SANK.

## 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 FTW84LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA116), Jan 13, 1984: Bell 206L-1 (N5759M), Vencie, LA, 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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