# Accident 20120312003709A: Bell 206L-3, March 12, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2012, 10:30 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AC2A
- Location: 28.9444° N, 90.1828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9444&lon=-90.1828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104LP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104LP-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-3
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C30 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120312003709A

## Narrative

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

DURING ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ONTO RIGHT SIDE. MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK THE STEEL PLATFORM CAUSING SUBSTAINTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. PILOT FAILED TO COMPLETE A THROUGH PREFLIGHT AND LEFT THE RIGHT TIE DOWN ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN12CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA191), Mar 12, 2012: Bell 206L-3 (N104LP), Southern Timbalier 52CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection when he did not remove a tie-down strap prior to takeoff, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.

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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