# Accident 19850622027239A: Bell 206L1, Ship Shoal, LA, June 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1985, 13:55 local time
- Place: Ship Shoal, LA
- Airport: Block 135
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N1086Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,875 total, 1,073 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850622027239A

## Narrative

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

WHILE SLIDING AIRCRAFT ON PAD MAIN ROTOR STRUCK A SIGN. MAIN ROTOR, TRANSMISSION AND OTHER PARTS FELL OVERBOARD.

## 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 FTW85LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA262), Jun 22, 1985: Bell 206L-1 (N1086Q), Ship Shoal Blk, destroyed

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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