# Accident 19860830043719A: Bell 206L1, Grand Isle, LA, August 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1986, 15:45 local time
- Place: Grand Isle, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.2129° N, 90.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Isle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2129&lon=-90.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3905G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,468 total, 5,264 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860830043719A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW86LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA161), Aug 30, 1986: Bell 206L-1 (N3905G), Grand Isle, 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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