- Date
- January 3, 1980
- Place
- Montegut, LA · MONTEGUT, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 4 serious
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19800103000101A19800103000102A
- Case key
- 132224
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0068 80/1/3 NR.MONTEGUT,LA BELL 206B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 7413 TIME - 0735 N39AL PX- 0 3 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 2283 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORGAN CITY,LA BENICE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 180 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR COLLIDED W MAIN ROTOR OF OTHER HEL.HEL CAME TO REST IN BAYOU.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0068 80/1/3 NR.MONTEGUT,LA BELL 206B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3784 TIME - 0735 N30TA PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 978 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 4 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTEGUT,LA GRAND ISLE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR COLLIDED W MAIN ROTOR OF OTHER HEL.WRECKAGE CAME TO REST IN BAYOU.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N30TA
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
N30TARegistration cancelled Sep 5, 2012 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
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.
- Registration
- N39AL
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
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 · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N30TA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.