Bell 206B N16966
11 March 1980 · Venice, Louisiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 11 March 1980 at about 13:42 local time, a Bell 206B registered N16966, operated by Chevron USA In, was involved in an accident during in flight near Venice, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Venice, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N16966
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chevron USA In
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Venice, la → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0136
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
PLT STATED LOOKING AT MAP BFR COLLIDING W WATER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 1980 | Bell 206B | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1980 | Bell 206L-1 | Gibson, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Mar 1980 | Bell 206L | El Reno, Oklahoma, United States | DON Mathis | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1980 | Bell 206B | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | Rocky MTN HEL | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 May 1980 | Bell 206B | Supai, Arizona, United States | Superior AVN | Fatal | - |
| 29 Feb 1980 | Bell 206B | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | Coral Helicopt | Fatal | 2 |
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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 | - |