# Accident 19940310004559A: Bell 206B3, Lake Charles, LA, March 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1994, 10:52 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: EGIL
- Location: 30.1295° N, 93.2691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1295&lon=-93.2691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57340, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57340-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940310004559A

## Narrative

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

DURING VERTICAL TAKEOFF FROM SOGGY SOD. LEFT SKID LIFTED. RIGHT SKID HAD CUT IN CAUSED ROLL TO RIGHT AS SKID STUCK.

## 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 FTW94LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA093), Mar 10, 1994: Bell 206BIII (N57340), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY PERFORM A PREFLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN.

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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