# Accident 19840904046899A: Bell 206B, Morgan City, LA, September 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1984, 16:06 local time
- Place: Morgan City, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.7898° N, 90.8190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7898&lon=-90.8190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4830, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4830-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,245 total, 2,752 in this make and model, 184 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA378) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840904046899A

## Narrative

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

FIRE BROKE OUT IN CABIN IN THE VICINITY OF AIRCRAFT BATTERY CABLES. AIRCRAFT BURNED AFTER EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 FTW84LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA378), Sep 4, 1984: Bell 206B (N4830), Houma, LA, destroyed

## Other reports on N4830 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790617013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790617013199A), Jun 17, 1979: Bell 206B (N4830), Bell Rose, LA, Substantial damage. Helecopter crashed attempting emerg. Landing after fuel pump had failed.

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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