19970131009439I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206L-1 · Morgan City, LA · January 31, 1997

Date
January 31, 1997 · 15:30 local
Place
Morgan City, LA
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ZV1A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5007F
Reported as
Bell 206L1
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,740 total3,640 in this make and model132 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on January 31, 1997, at 1530 central standard time, a Bell, model 206-L1, N5007F, operated by mobil business resources, inc., experienced a loss of tail rotor effectiveness while maneuvering for a photography mission at an unrecoverabale altitude. Emergency procedures were initiated and a successful landing was accomplished in the gulf of Mexico. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and company flight following procedures were used. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The commercial pilot and his two passengers were not injured. The flight originated at green canyon, block 18, gulf of Mexico on January 31, 1997, at 1500 central standard time

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 31, 1997, AT 1530 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BELL, MODEL 206-L1, N5007F, OPERATED BY MOBIL BUSINESS RESOURCES, INC., EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A PHOTOGRAPHY MISSION AT AN UNRECOVERABALE ALTITUDE. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE INITIATED AND A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE USED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GREEN CANYON, BLOCK 18, GULF OF MEXICO ON JANUARY 31, 1997, AT 1500 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME

Other reports on N5007F · 1

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