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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L1 · Fourchon, LA · June 30, 1991

Date
June 30, 1991 · 12:20 local
Place
Fourchon, LA
Airport
South Timbalier 171d
Phase of flight
Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2772A
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW91LA112
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,451 total2,645 in this make and model138 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Encountered uncontrolled sink rate on downwind landing on heliport. Impacted hard. Main rotors chopped tailboom.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED UNCONTROLLED SINK RATE ON DOWNWIND LANDING ON HELIPORT. IMPACTED HARD. MAIN ROTORS CHOPPED TAILBOOM.

NTSB investigation

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