# Incident 19990412020519I: Bell 206L3, Grand Isle, LA, April 12, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1999, 15:50 local time
- Place: Grand Isle, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.2129° N, 90.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Isle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2129&lon=-90.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6160Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6160Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P (registry code 54013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,722 total, 3,787 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990412020519I

## Narrative

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

(-5)THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER ROTOR CLEARANCE FROM A STATIONARY OBJECT WHILE IN A HOVER. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE OF A PARKED BELL, MODEL 206 L-1, HELICOPTER.  THE PILOT WAS TERMINATED BY THE COMPANY.

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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