# Incident 20040511008639I: Bell 206L1, Abbyville, LA, May 11, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2004, 09:20 local time
- Place: Abbyville, LA
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 28.8869° N, 92.1422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8869&lon=-92.1422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83MT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,570 total, 5,526 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04IA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04IA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040511008639I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 11, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 0920 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT IN COMMAND, WHILE ENROUTE TO HIS NEXT INTENDED POINT OF LANDING, ELECTED TO DIVERT FROM THAT LANDING POINT, A HELIDECK IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, AND LANDED AT SM28, A NEARBY HELIDECK. THE PILOT IN COMMAND INFORMED THE PASSENGER, A PASSENGER OF TWENTY-FOUR YEARS, THAT HE DID NOT FEEL WELL AND THAT A DIFFERENT LANDING POINT WAS NEEDED. UPON LANDING AND WITH NO EVENTS, THE PILOT IN COMMAND, WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, SLUMPED OVER AT THE PILOT STATION. THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO RETURN TO A CONSCIOUS STATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN BY THE PASSENGER. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD UPON ARRIVAL. THE WEATHER WAS VFR. A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN WAS IN EFFECT.

## 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 FTW04IA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04IA147), May 11, 2004: Bell 206L-1 (N83MT), Smi-28, incident, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Incapacitation of the pilot due to a heart attack.

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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