- Date
- September 16, 1980
- Place
- Intracstl Cy, LA · INTRACSTL CY, LA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N27758Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800916044479A
- Case key
- 129025
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2499 80/9/16 NR.INTRACSTL CY,LA BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4068 TIME - 1314 N27758 PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1337 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMI-107A OIL RIG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INTRACSTL CY,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- WIND GSTG 10KTS.TAIL ROTOR STRUCK WEATHER VANE DRG HOOVERING TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27758
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Smi-107a Oil Rig
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.