- Date
- March 3, 1984, 13:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Intracstl City, LA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N27798Bell 206L-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840303005179A
- Case key
- 21274
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The helicopter collided with marsh terrain while spotting dead alligators. The plt does not remember events of the accident. The helicopter operator stated the helicopter appeared to have impacted at a low airspeed at a normal RPM. The emergemcy floats were not activated nor armed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27798
- Reported as
- Bell 206L-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 45330
- Airframe hours
- 5,384
- Engine
- Allison 250-C28B, 435 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Comm Helicopters Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · March 2, 1984
- Departed
- Vrmlon Blk 310, GM
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 9,500 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 7,700 as pilot in command · 149 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 12 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LFT, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.