29.2129° N, 90.0291° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Isle, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 27, 2005 · 09:30 local
Place
Grand Isle, LA
Airport
Era Helicopter Fourchon Heliba
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
UOGA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N507EH
Reported as
Bell 212
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,000 total6,000 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft landed at base, cool down was complete and at shutdown the forward cross tube failed. Helicopter came to rest on wire strike protection kit no injury to the occupants. No additional damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED AT BASE, COOL DOWN WAS COMPLETE AND AT SHUTDOWN THE FORWARD CROSS TUBE FAILED. HELICOPTER CAME TO REST ON WIRE STRIKE PROTECTION KIT NO INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.