# Accident 20040717021959A: Bell 206L1, Cameron, LA, July 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2004, 09:30 local time
- Place: Cameron, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YTRA
- Location: 29.6336° N, 93.3078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6336&lon=-93.3078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1078C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1078C-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 18,056 total, 10,530 in this make and model, 226 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040717021959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 17, 2004, A BELL, MODEL 206L-1, N1087C, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY ROTORCRAFT LEASING COMPANY, LLC WAS REPORTED MISSING SOUTH OF CAMERON, LOUISIANA. UNITED STATES COAST GUARD IDENTIFIED WRECKAGE 29.37.62 AND 93.17.17, ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTH OF CAMERON, LA. WINDS WERE REPORTED 20-25 KNOTS AND SEAS A 4-6 FEET. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE SINGLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING WAS IN EFFECT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WEST CAMERON, BLOCK 645, GULF OF MEXICO AT 0838.

## 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 FTW04FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA186), Jul 17, 2004: Bell 206 L-1 (N1078C), Cameron, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The helicopter's in-flight collision with water for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N1078C (1)

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

- [Incident 20021206033429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021206033429I), Dec 6, 2002: Bell 206L1 (N1078C), New Iberia, LA, Minor damage. (-23) While performing company new hire training, instructor [privacy data omitted] stated after completing several practice autorotations with power recovery…

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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