# Accident 19970601012172A: Bell 206B, White Lake, LA, June 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1997, 11:25 local time
- Place: White Lake, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.9702° N, 92.1203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9702&lon=-92.1203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115AL-1999-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970601012172A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW97FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA208), Jun 1, 1997: Bell 206B (N115AL), Intracoastl Cty, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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