# Incident 19950723032309I: Bell 206L3, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, July 23, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1995, 16:45 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N366AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N366AL-1999-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,763 total, 1,227 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950723032309I

## Narrative

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

LANDING ON OFFSHORE PLATFORM. TAIL ROTOR AND VERTICAL FIN STRUCK GUARD RAIL FENCING.

## Other reports on N366AL (1)

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

- [Incident 19971101042959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971101042959I), Nov 1, 1997: Bell 206L3 (N366AL), Minor damage. Narrative: while in level flight (700 feet asl) the pilot heard a loud bang from the rear of the aircraft. The pilot verified engine had suit by turbine outlet…

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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