- Date
- March 24, 1981
- Place
- Cameron, LA · CAMERON, LA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N206EHBell 206L-1
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810324012149A
- Case key
- 127112
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0777 81/3/24 NR.CAMERON,LA BELL 206L-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2025 TIME - 0845 N206EH PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1700 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - E CAMERON 81 HELI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAMERON,LA E CAMERON 64 PLATFRM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- NON-CFI PLT GIVING FLT INSTRUCTION TO PAX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N206EH
- Reported as
- Bell 206L-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- E Cameron 81 Heli
N206EHRegistration cancelled Nov 13, 1981 · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1
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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.