# NTSB FTW81FRD27: Bell 206B, N90332, Plaquemire, LA, June 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1981
- Place: Plaquemire, LA · PLAQUEMIRE, LA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRD27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRD27

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90332-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N 1739, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810603035549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810603035549A), Jun 3, 1981: Bell 206B, Plaquemine, LA, Destroyed. Struck power lines crashed and burned while conducting a low-level search for a missing person.

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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