# Incident 19990913027939I: Bell 206L3, New Iberia, LA, September 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1999, 13:30 local time
- Place: New Iberia, LA
- Airport: Acadiana Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 30.0378° N, 91.8839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ACADIANA RGNL (ARA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0378&lon=-91.8839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N108PH-2010-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,004 total, 1,822 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990913027939I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE SIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT HARD DURING TRAINING WHILE EXECUTING A PRACTICE TOUCH-DOWN AUTOROTATION. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES FLEXED DOWN AND DAMAGED ONE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WINGLET AND BOTH MAIN ROTOR BLADES.

## Other reports on N108PH (1)

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

- [Incident 20100610036119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100610036119I), Jun 10, 2010: Bell 206L-3 (N108PH), Port O'Conner, TX, Substantial damage. The pilot departed Port o' connor TX. His intended destination was an oil and gas platform 50 NM offshore in the gulf of Mexico. Approximately 9 NM from his…

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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