# Accident 19910630025279A: Bell 206L1, Fourchon, LA, June 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1991, 12:20 local time
- Place: Fourchon, LA
- Airport: South Timbalier 171d
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N2772A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,451 total, 2,645 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910630025279A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW91LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA112), Jun 30, 1991: Bell 206L-1 (N2772A), S. Tim 171d, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE HIGH RATE OF DESCENT AND DELAYED FLARE.

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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