# Accident 20020108002779A: Bell 206L3, Fourchon, LA, January 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2002, 15:52 local time
- Place: Fourchon, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N349AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N349AL-2004-08-11) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020108002779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FOLLOWING AN AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT FROM 1200 FEET ALTITUDE, THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO IN A RIGHT, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. RIGHT FORWARD EMERGENCY FLOTATION DEVICE AND THE FORWARD 41 INCHES OF THE LANDING GEAR SKID SEPARATED FROM THE HELICOPTER, WHICH THEN ROLLED INVERTED.

## 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 FTW02LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA064), Jan 8, 2002: Bell 206L-3 (N349AL), Grand Isle 74, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare. A contributing factor was the fatigue fracture of the PC air line due to the improper installation by company maintenance personnel, which resulted in a loss of…

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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