# NTSB FTW80DA072: Bell 206B, N90095, Intracstl Cy, LA, May 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1980
- Place: Intracstl Cy, LA · INTRACSTL CY, LA
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79425
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DA072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90095-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 1575 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vermilion 26 P15

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800509012669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800509012669A), May 9, 1980: Bell 206B, Intracoastal Ci, LA, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Skid caught on raised steel trap door on helipad on initial liftoff. Aircraft rolled over off platform into gulf.

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.

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