- Date
- April 25, 1981
- Place
- Leeville, LA · LEEVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5000YBell 206L-1
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810425019449A
- Case key
- 125247
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2527 81/4/25 NR.LEEVILLE,LA BELL 206L-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3797 TIME - 1510 N5000Y PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 2356 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - S TIMBALIER 15 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEEVILLE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- DID NOT INFLATE EMERG FLOATATION GEAR DRG FORCED LNDG.CRACKS FOUND IN TURBINE NOZZLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5000Y
- Reported as
- Bell 206L-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- S Timbalier 15
N5000YRegistration cancelled May 24, 2006 · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1Engine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5000Y · 1
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