# Accident 19950214003199A: Bell 206L4, Intercoastal Ci, LA, February 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1995, 15:34 local time
- Place: Intercoastal Ci, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N172AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172AL-1997-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206-L4 (registry code 1182110, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206-l4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L4
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950214003199A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED OIL RIG FOR SHORE RAN INTO IMC. HELICOPTER NOT IFR EQUIPPED. IMPACTED WATER. WAS ADVISED IMC EN ROUTE.

## 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 FTW95FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA116), Feb 14, 1995: Bell 206L-4 (N172AL), East Cameron, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: INADVERTENT FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE…

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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