# Accident 20000531010959A: Bell 206B, Cocodrie, LA, May 31, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2000, 09:30 local time
- Place: Cocodrie, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PBVA
- Location: 29.4399° N, 90.5892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4399&lon=-90.5892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7817S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7817S-2017-10-31) (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 FTW00LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000531010959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE REPOSITIONING FOR TAKE OFF, HELI TAIL STINGER CAME INTO CONTACT WITH SAFETY APRON AND A/C PITCHED UP WITH THE APPLICATION OF POWER. AT A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE THE A/C FELL APPROX. 25 FEET ONTO TWO CREW BOATS MOORED BELOW AND WAS DEMOLISHED.

## 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 FTW00LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA161), May 31, 2000: Bell 206B (N7817S), Cocodrie, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the platform's safety fence during takeoff.

## Other reports on N7817S (1)

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

- [Accident 19730503012559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730503012559A), May 3, 1973: Bell 206A (N7817S), Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 25K.sling load hit t/r aft startng fwd fm hover. Inflatable floats not armed.

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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