- Date
- May 9, 1980
- Place
- Intracstl Cy, LA · INTRACSTL CY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N90095Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19800509012669A
- Case key
- 79425
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0359 80/5/9 NR.INTRACSTL CY,LA BELL 206B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3772 TIME - 1120 N90095 PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 397 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VERMILION 26 P15 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INTRACSTL CY,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ACFT HOOKED SKID ON TRAP DOOR DURING TKOF FM OIL RIG. ACFT CRSHD IN GULF. PLT DROWNED.CO FLT PLN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90095
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vermilion 26 P15
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.