# Incident 20000712024949I: Bell 206L3, Amelia, LA, July 12, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2000, 13:30 local time
- Place: Amelia, LA
- Airport: Lake Palourde Base Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.6943° N, 91.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Lake Palourde Base Heliport (7LS3), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6943&lon=-91.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3116L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- Pilot flight hours: 4,732 total, 10,881 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000712024949I

## Narrative

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

(-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).

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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