- Date
- June 3, 1981
- Place
- Plaquemire, LA · PLAQUEMIRE, LA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N90332Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810603035549A
- Case key
- 125495
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1099 81/6/3 NR.PLAQUEMIRE,LA BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2145 N90332 PX- 0 0 2 SEARCH AND RESCUE 38, 11859 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3720 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BATON ROUGE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STRUCK WIRE DRG NIGHT SAR FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90332
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
N90332Registration cancelled Dec 22, 2014 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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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.