# Accident 19840312058199A: Bell 206L1, West Cameron, LA, March 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1984, 10:45 local time
- Place: West Cameron, LA
- Airport: Blk624
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N1076N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,045 total, 879 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840312058199A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS BLOWN OFF A OIL RIG PLATFORM AND SANK IN THE GULF. PILOT WAS TRYING TO BEAT A SQUALL ON THE TAKEOFF.

## 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 FTW84LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA166), Mar 12, 1984: Bell 206L-1 (N1076N), W Camrn Blk 624, destroyed, 4 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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