Bell 206L N16779
28 April 1979 · Cameron, Louisiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 April 1979 at about 09:28 local time, a Bell 206L registered N16779, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Cameron, Louisiana, United States. 5 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cameron, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L
- Registration
- N16779
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Intercoastal City, la → High Island 309
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1807
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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
FOREIGN OBJECT UNDETERMINED, PLT UNABLE TO USE FULL COLLECTIVE DUE TO INTERFERENCE BY SURVIVE POUCH
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 1979 | Bell 206B | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Grand CYN Helo | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1979 | Bell 206B | Bell Rose, Louisiana, United States | Commercial HEL | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1979 | Bell 206B | Houston, Texas, United States | Exec Jet Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1979 | Bell 206B | Houston, Texas, United States | LEE Rowe Const | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1979 | Bell 206B | Venice, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1979 | Bell 206B | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,732 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |