- Date
- December 28, 1984, 07:39 local (13:39 UTC)
- Place
- Houma, LA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1075YBell 206L-1
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841228069039A
- Case key
- 21651
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Analysis
The plt departed into known bad wx with low ceilings and poor visibility. Very shortly after takeoff the plt elected to return to the arpt. During a descending right turn the plt broke out of IMC at a very low altitude. He pulledcollective but still landed hard in unimproved terrain off the arpt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1075Y
- Reported as
- Bell 206L-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 45378
- Airframe hours
- 6,049
- Engine
- Allison 250-C28B, 435 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Air Logistics Inc.
- Last inspection
- AAIP · December 3, 1984 · 71 hours before
- Departed
- HUM · Houma, LA
- Destination
- Ship Shoal 134, GM
- Flight plan
- 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
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 6,740 total · 6 in this make and model · 2,647 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HUM, 1 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.