# Incident 19940815046149I: Bell 206L3, Patterson, LA, August 15, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1994, 07:45 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Airport: Harry P Williams Memorial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.7095° N, 91.3390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARRY P WILLIAMS MEML (PTN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7095&lon=-91.3390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6160Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6160Z-2018-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,472 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 244 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940815046149I

## Narrative

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

BATTERY COMPARTMENT DOOR CAME OPEN. ANTENNA CRACKED WINDSHIELD.

## Other reports on N6160Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950903043259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950903043259I), Sep 3, 1995: Bell 206L3 (N6160Z), Intracoastal Ci, LA. Narrative: on September 3, 1995, at 0850, a Bell 206L-3 helicopter owned by petroleum helicopters, inc., experienced a loss of hydraulic assist during a…

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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