# Accident 20010926033489A: Bell 206L1, Creole, LA, September 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2001, 12:30 local time
- Place: Creole, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.7961° N, 93.1113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creole, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7961&lon=-93.1113&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1067D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010926033489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL AUTO ROTATION TO THE WATER DUE TO NR LOW WARNING, THE HELICOPTER'S TAIL ROTOR CONTACTED THE WATER BEFORE ROTORS COULD BE STOPPED CAUSING #5 TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT TO SHEAR.

## 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 FTW01LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA214), Sep 26, 2001: Bell 206L-1 (N1067D), W Cameron 168, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the rotor tachometer generator, which resulted in a precautionary landing in the Gulf of Mexico. A contributing factor to the accident was the rough water condition.

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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