# Incident 19860521035209I: Bell 206B, West Cameron, LA, May 21, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1986, 13:17 local time
- Place: West Cameron, LA
- Airport: 249c
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LISA
- Aircraft: N20335, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20335-2018-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860521035209I

## Narrative

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

ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED AND TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A SAFETY NET DURING LANDING ON AN OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORM.

## Other reports on N20335 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900617034749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900617034749I), Jun 17, 1990: Bell 206B (N20335), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Minor damage. Engine failure in flight. Power off landing in Gulf Of Mexico. Engine compressor had failed rotor and stator vanes.

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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