# Accident 20211214021089A: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, Laplace, LA, December 14, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2021, 12:36 local time
- Place: Laplace, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0761° N, 90.4025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0761&lon=-90.4025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N150AS-2023-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (registry code 1182154, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 130 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211214021089A

## Narrative

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

N150AS, BHT-407, DEPARTED BTR RYAN FIELD FOR LAKE FRONT AIRPORT IN NEW ORLEANS. PILOT HIT POWER LINES IN LAPLACE, LA. OVER INTERSTATE 10. WEATHER AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS FOGGY. PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN WITH ATC.

## 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 CEN22FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA073), Dec 14, 2021: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (N150AS), LaPlace, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to fly in instrument 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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