# Accident 20011018037329A: Bell 206L3, LA, October 18, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2001, 09:40 local time
- Place: LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.2961° N, 92.8800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2961&lon=-92.8800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N348AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N348AL-2002-03-22) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011018037329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM OFFSHORE LOCATION TO CREOLE, LA, AIRCRAFT SUFFERED POWER LOSS AND PILOT AUTOROTATED TO THE WATER. PILOT REPORTED DIFFICULTY IN DETERMINING AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE AND THE SUBSEQUENT FLARE, CUSHION, AND FINAL PITCH PULL APPLICATIONS RESULTED IN A HARD TOUCHDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 FTW02LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA019), Oct 18, 2001: Bell 206L-3 (N348AL), East Cameron 78, substantial damage. Probable cause: The hard landing due to the pilot's failure to maintain proper main rotor rpm. Contributing factors were the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to deploy the…

## Other reports on N348AL (1)

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

- [Incident 19940313011519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940313011519I), Mar 13, 1994: Bell 206L3 (N348AL), Patterson, LA. Narrative: while at a cruise flight of 1,000 feet mean sea level over the gulf of Mexico, the pilot reported that he heard a grinding noise coming from the…

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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