29.7103° N, 91.1915° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 17, 1992 · 16:00 local
Place
Morgan City, LA
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3178K
Reported as
Bell 206L1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,797 total425 in this make and model126 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.
Vertical fin and tail rotor struck saftey fence while landing on platform. Higher rate of closure than normal.
As the FAA filed it
VERTICAL FIN AND TAIL ROTOR STRUCK SAFTEY FENCE WHILE LANDING ON PLATFORM. HIGHER RATE OF CLOSURE THAN NORMAL.