# Accident 20030909025219A: Bell 206B, Kisatchie, LA, September 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2003, 17:13 local time
- Place: Kisatchie, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BL0G
- Location: 31.4161° N, 93.1722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4161&lon=-93.1722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N197AA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197AA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030909025219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ROTORCRAFT DEPARTED PLATFORM AND CLIMBED TO 50 FT. AGL, THEN LOST POWER AND IMPACTED GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT FROM DEPARTURE POINT.

## 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 FTW03LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA216), Sep 9, 2003: Bell 206B-3 (N197AA), Kisatchie, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel system.

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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