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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · White Lake, LA · June 1, 1997

Date: June 1, 1997 · 11:25 local
Place: White Lake, LA
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ALGA
Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N115AL
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97FA208
Reported as: Bell 206B
Fatal injuries: 0

N115ALRegistration cancelled Oct 8, 1999 · Bell 206BS/N 2383 Airframe modelBell 206B

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What happened

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Departing heliport collided with N2773A that was on departure. (-23) on June 1, 1997, approximately 1125 central daylight time, a midair collision occurred between N115AL, a Bell 206B helicopter registered to and operated by offshore logistics, inc., doing business as air logistics, and N2773A, a Bell 206L-1 helicopter, registered to and operated by houston helicopters, inc., near intracostal city, Louisiana. Both helicopters were destroyed. The commercial pilot of N115AL sustained minor injuries, and the commercial pilot of N2773A was fatally injured. There were no passengers in either helicopter. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the title 14 CFR part 91 business flights and company VFR flight plans were filed by both pilots. N115AL departed the air logistics heliport at intracoastal city and was en route to grand chenier, LA. N2773A departed from the abbeville municipal airport in abbeville, LA and was en route to an offshore oil platform in east cameron block 109.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTING HELIPORT COLLIDED WITH N2773A THAT WAS ON DEPARTURE. (-23) ON JUNE 1, 1997, APPROXIMATELY 1125 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MIDAIR COLLISION OCCURRED BETWEEN N115AL, A BELL 206B HELICOPTER REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY OFFSHORE LOGISTICS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS AIR LOGISTICS, AND N2773A, A BELL 206L-1 HELICOPTER, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY HOUSTON HELICOPTERS, INC., NEAR INTRACOSTAL CITY, LOUISIANA. BOTH HELICOPTERS WERE DESTROYED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT OF N115AL SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT OF N2773A WAS FATALLY INJURED. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS IN EITHER HELICOPTER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHTS AND COMPANY VFR FLIGHT PLANS WERE FILED BY BOTH PILOTS. N115AL DEPARTED THE AIR LOGISTICS HELIPORT AT INTRACOASTAL CITY AND WAS EN ROUTE TO GRAND CHENIER, LA. N2773A DEPARTED FROM THE ABBEVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN ABBEVILLE, LA AND WAS EN ROUTE TO AN OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORM IN EAST CAMERON BLOCK 109.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW97FA208Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportIntracoastl Cty, LAThe failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other's aircraft. Factors were the failure of the pilot of N2773A to use the available traffic advisory service and the failure of the operator of N2773A to make the use of traffic advisory services a company…Jun 1, 1997 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage