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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206L1 · Grand Isle, LA · August 30, 1986

Date: August 30, 1986 · 15:45 local
Place: Grand Isle, LA
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: HEEA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3905G
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW86LA161
Reported as: Bell 206L1
Reported engine: Allison 250C28B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,468 total5,264 in this make and model97 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The helicopter lost power during departure from an offshore oil rig. The pilot could not get the floats to inflate.

As the FAA filed it

THE HELICOPTER LOST POWER DURING DEPARTURE FROM AN OFFSHORE OIL RIG. THE PILOT COULD NOT GET THE FLOATS TO INFLATE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW86LA161Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrand IsleThe acft crashed into the gulf of Mexico following a suspected eng failure shortly after lift off from an offshore platform. The plt stated that after takeoff, while at 40 KTS and 200 ft above the water, he heard a loud squeal followed by the low RPM audio…Aug 30, 1986 · Destroyed