29.6943° N, 91.0998° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at Lake Palourde Base Heliport (7LS3), closed, within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 12, 2000 · 13:30 local
Place
Amelia, LA
Airport
Lake Palourde Base Heliport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3116L
Reported as
Bell 206L3
Reported engine
Allison 250C30
Pilot’s flight hours
4,732 total10,881 in this make and model142 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)During cruise flight at 2500 feet the white tail cone light came off the aircraft and struck the tail rotor blade damaging the blade. No secondary problems noted (control of vibration). Aircraft landed without further incident at the nearest platform (atwater 177).
As the FAA filed it
(-23)DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 2500 FEET THE WHITE TAIL CONE LIGHT CAME OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE DAMAGING THE BLADE. NO SECONDARY PROBLEMS NOTED (CONTROL OF VIBRATION). AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT THE NEAREST PLATFORM (ATWATER 177).