Bell 206L-1 N27798
3 March 1984 · Intracstl City, Louisiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 March 1984 at about 19:45 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N27798, operated by Comm Helicopters Inc, was involved in an accident near Intracstl City, Louisiana, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Intracstl City, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.9703, -92.1203
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-1
- Registration
- N27798
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Comm Helicopters Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Vrmlon Blk 310 → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW84LA154
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 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
THE HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH MARSH TERRAIN WHILE SPOTTING DEAD ALLIGATORS. THE PLT DOES NOT REMEMBER EVENTS OF THE ACCIDENT. THE HELICOPTER OPERATOR STATED THE HELICOPTER APPEARED TO HAVE IMPACTED AT A LOW AIRSPEED AT A NORMAL RPM. THE EMERGEMCY FLOATS WERE NOT ACTIVATED NOR ARMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 29 Jul 1984 | Bell 206L-1 | Tuckerton, New Jersey, United States | Theodore L. Billen | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1984 | Bell 206B | Beaumont, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Sep 1984 | Bell 206L-1 | Somers, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1984 | Bell 206B | Somers, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1984 | Bell 206B | Salina, Utah, United States | Rocky Mountain Helicopter | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1984 | Cessna 180 | Rayville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Eunice, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1984 | Boeing 747-200 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1984 | Cessna 150F | Monterey, Louisiana, United States | Leon C Winters | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1984 | Maule M-6-235 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1984 | Cessna A185F | Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |