- Date
- June 27, 1988, 13:03 local (18:03 UTC)
- Place
- Houma, LA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2611Bell 206L-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880627027319A
- Case key
- 22494
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after liftoff, the helicopter experienced a power loss at 300 feet. During the emergency landing in a wet swampy area with very high vegetation, the helicopter landed hard, and the main rotor blades struck the tailboom. At a post accident inspection, the operator ran the engine without any malfunction. The airframe fuel filter was checked and no contamination was found. The operator disassembled the engine pneumatic system and found approximately 10 cubic centimeters of water in the pc filter and fuel control.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2611
- Reported as
- Bell 206L-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 45417
- Airframe hours
- 8,778
- Engine
- Allison 250-C28B, 500 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mobil Oil And Southeast, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 18, 1988 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 17,000 total · 4,000 in this make and model · 16,500 as pilot in command · 146 in the last 90 days · 45 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NEW, 62 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2611 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.