# Accident 19841228069039A: Bell 206L1, Houma, LA, December 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1984, 07:39 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Airport: Terrebonne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.5807° N, 90.8108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5807&lon=-90.8108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1075Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1075Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,740 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841228069039A

## Narrative

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

STARTED UP THROUGH FOG BUT DESCENDED AFTER CONDITIONS WORSENED. MADE A HARD LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD.

## 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 FTW85LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA089), Dec 28, 1984: Bell 206L-1 (N1075Y), Houma, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1075Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19941118043999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941118043999I), Nov 18, 1994: Bell 206L1 (N1075Y), Gulf Of Mexico, Minor damage. Tail rotor strike on obstruction landing on oil rig platform.
- [Incident 19900331016249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900331016249I), Mar 31, 1990: Bell 206L1 (N1075Y), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Minor damage. Vibration and noise on engine run up. Tail rotor shaft lost attaching bolt causing drive shaft misalignmnet.

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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