Bell 205A-1 N95AL
6 August 1980 · Houma, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 August 1980 at about 17:40 local time, a Bell 205A-1 registered N95AL, operated by Air Logistics, was involved in an accident during in flight near Houma, Louisiana, United States. 13 people were on board and 13 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houma, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 205A-1
- Registration
- N95AL
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Logistics
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Oil Platform Ss-224 → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2206
People
13 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
COMPANY PLT STATED N95AL HAD NO WINDSHIELD WIPERS, UNRELIABLE ATTITUDE INDICATOR & INOP TURN NEEDLE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 205 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1980 | Bell 205A-1 | Arcola, Texas, United States | Airwest Offsho | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Oct 1981 | Bell 205A-1 | Fremont, California, United States | Evergreen HEL | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Oct 1978 | Bell 205A-1 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopter | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Aug 1978 | Bell 205A | Dennison M, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1978 | Bell 205A-1 | Castle Rock, Washington, United States | Heli-Jet | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1978 | Bell 205A-1 | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |