# Accident 20041209031399A: Bell 206L1, Patterson, LA, December 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2004, 12:30 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Airport: Harry P Williams Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EGIA
- Location: 29.7072° N, 91.3333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7072&lon=-91.3333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5007F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5007F) (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 250C30P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,250 total, 3,553 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041209031399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/09/2004, 07:25, N5007F DEPARTED SS-198 WITH PILOT (ONLY) ON BOARD WITH APPROXIMATELY 450 LBS OF FUEL. AS THE VISIBILITY DROPPED THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A SMALL ISLAND NEAR THE MORGAN CITY SHIP CHANNEL AND SHUT DOWN. HE ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO FLY BUT DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS HAD TO WAIT. AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 HOURS HE WAS ABLE TO FLY TO ANOTHER ISLAND CLOSE BY. AT 12:40 P.M. HE ATTEMPTED ANOTHER FLIGHT. AT 50 TO 100 FEET ALTITUDE, 20-40 KTS, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND HE HIT THE GROUND HARD. THE M/R BLADES CONTACTED THE T/R DRIVE SHAFTS ON THE TAIL BOOM, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL BOOM, FUSELAGE, AND M/R DRIVE SYSTEM. NO INJURIES. PILOT REPORTED HE WAS DOWN TO ABOUT 200 LBS. OF FUEL AND HAD FORGOTTEN TO TURN THE FUEL BOOST PUMPS ON.

## 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 DFW05CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA044), Dec 9, 2004: Bell B206L-1 (N5007F), Patterson, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from the pilot's failure to activate the fuel boost pumps prior to takeoff. A contributing factor was that the helicopter was at an airspeed…

## Other reports on N5007F (1)

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

- [Incident 19970131009439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970131009439I), Jan 31, 1997: Bell 206L1 (N5007F), Morgan City, LA, Minor damage. Narrative: on January 31, 1997, at 1530 central standard time, a Bell, model 206-L1, N5007F, operated by mobil business resources, inc., experienced 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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