# Accident 19840303005179A: Bell 206L1, Intercoastal, LA, March 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1984, 08:37 local time
- Place: Intercoastal, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9703° N, 92.1203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9703&lon=-92.1203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27798, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27798-2012-09-20) (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 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840303005179A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE WATER WHILE ALLIGATOR SPOTTING JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE IN A GUSTY WIND. ACTION WAS UNAUTHORIZED BY OWNER.

## 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 FTW84LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA154), Mar 3, 1984: Bell 206L-1 (N27798), Intracstl City, 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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