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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206L-1 · Patterson, LA · April 8, 1997

Date: April 8, 1997 · 18:45 local
Place: Patterson, LA
Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ALGA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N57334
Reported as: Bell 206L1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,026 total12 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N57334Registration cancelled Jan 20, 1999 · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1S/N 45445 Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Lost tail rotor control after liftoff off shore oil platform. Landed in gulf helicopter sank.

As the FAA filed it

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL AFTER LIFTOFF OFF SHORE OIL PLATFORM. LANDED IN GULF HELICOPTER SANK.

Other reports on N57334 · 1

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

Incident 19801219077419IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Houma, LAForced landing after power loss. Found faulty fuel boost pump check valve.Dec 19, 1980 · Minor damage