# NTSB LAX82DA148: Bell 206A, N7950S, Huntington Beac, CA, April 26, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 26, 1982, 10:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place: Huntington Beac, CA
- Coordinates: 33.659671, -117.970932 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6597&lon=-117.9709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA148
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71121/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA148

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A FERRY FLIGHT FROM HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA TO AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM. A HARD LANDING WAS MADE ON THE PLATFORM. THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE SKIDS, TAIL ROTOR, TAIL BOOM, AND FUEL TANK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7950S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7950S-1983-10-17), registration cancelled 1983-10-17, S/N 21 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Registry model: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 21
- Airframe hours: 3043
- Engines: ALLISON 250-C18 317 horsepower turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Operator: Condor Helicopters & Aviation,
- Registered owner: Harbour Helicopter & Marine In
- Departed: 20L, HUNTINGTON BEAC, CA
- Destination: 20L, HUNTINGTON BEAC, CA
- Airport: 18L, Platform Emmy

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,767 total, 150 in this make and model, 2,210 as pilot in command, 108 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 131 °F

## 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 19820426048709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820426048709A), Apr 26, 1982: Bell 206A, Huntington Beac, CA, Substantial damage. Helicopter touched down hard during offshore Platform landing causing substantial damage.

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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