# Accident 20190310000529A: Bell 407, Galliano, LA, March 10, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2019, 12:00 local time
- Place: Galliano, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.4228° N, 90.1783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4228&lon=-90.1783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N577AL-2019-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C47 series (registry code 03029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C47
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 7,298 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190310000529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DISPATCHED OUT OF GALLIANO, LA(GAO) WITH PASSENGER DIRECT TO VENICE, LA (LS08). AFTER DEPARTURE PILOT CLIMBED TO 600FT THEN STARTED SLOW DECENT TO 200FT. A COMMANDED LEFT TURN WAS INITIATED LOWERING ALTITUDE TO 150FT LAST REPORTED. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED GROUND IN MARSH LAND 10 MILES FROM GAO. TOTAL TIME OF FLIGHT THREE MINUTES.

## 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 CEN19FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA095), Mar 10, 2019: Bell 407 (N577AL), Galliano, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control during cruise flight as a result of spatial disorientation while operating the helicopter in close proximity to terrain in marginal meteorological conditions.

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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