# Accident 20060314005549A: Bell 206L1, Patterson, LA, March 14, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2006, 07:40 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.6606° N, 91.3244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6606&lon=-91.3244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N370RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N370RL-2012-04-16) (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-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 11,070 total, 11,070 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060314005549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 14, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 07:40 LOCAL TIME, N370RL, A BELL 206L-1 HELICOPTER CRASHED WHILE EXECUTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO AN UNIMPROVED LANDING AREA. A POST CRASH FIRE ENSUED DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE TWO OCCUPANTS LOCATED IN THE FRONT SEATS, THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED, AND THE TWO PASSENGERS LOCATED IN THE REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT EGRESSING TO AN AREA VOID OF FIRE SUFFERING MINOR INJURIES. THE WEATHER WAS VFR, THE WIND WAS VARIABLE 15 TO 20 KNOTS GUSTING 25 KNOTS. A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.

## 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 DFW06FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FA083), Mar 14, 2006: Bell 206L-1 (N370RL), Patterson, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The improper installation of an engine fuel line fitting by other maintenance personnel, which resulted in a loose fitting and a loss of engine power during cruise flight. Factors associated with the…

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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