# NTSB FTW81DA081: Bell 206L-1, N5000Y, Leeville, LA, April 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1981
- Place: Leeville, LA · LEEVILLE, LA
- Location: 29.2480° N, 90.2076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2480&lon=-90.2076&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125247
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DA081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA081

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5000Y-2006-05-24), registration cancelled 2006-05-24, S/N 45160, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-1
- Registry model: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: S Timbalier 15

## 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 19810425019449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425019449A), Apr 25, 1981: Bell 206L1, Leeville, LA, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during forced landing after engine failure.

## Other investigations on N5000Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW87LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA194), Aug 10, 1987: Bell 206L-1 (N5000Y), Eugene Island, destroyed

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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