- Date
- September 4, 1984, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Houma, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4830Bell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840904046899A
- Case key
- 21453
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The helicopter was on a cargo, non scheduled air taxi flight when the plt smelled smoke. A precautionary landing was made on a beach after which the acft was destroyed by fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4830
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1358
- Airframe hours
- 4,822
- Engine
- Detr. Diesel 250-C20B, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Commercial Helicopters Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 23, 1984 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- LFT · Lafayette, LA
- Destination
- ABK · Vermillion 39, GM
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 8,245 total · 2,752 in this make and model · 4,102 as pilot in command · 184 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4830 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.