# Accident 19860919045589A: Bell 206B, Amelia, LA, September 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1986, 13:40 local time
- Place: Amelia, LA
- Airport: Eugene Island Block 238
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6632° N, 91.1109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amelia, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6632&lon=-91.1109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16978 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,983 total, 2,943 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860919045589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT NEGLECTED TO REMOVE SKID TIEDOWN. LOSS OF CONTROL OCCURRED WHEN AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LIFTOFF.

## 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 FTW86LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA169), Sep 19, 1986: Bell 206B (N16978), Eugene Island, 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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