Bell 206L1 N57441
22 July 1981 · Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 July 1981 at about 13:50 local time, a Bell 206L1 registered N57441, operated by Industrial HEL, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L1
- Registration
- N57441
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Industrial HEL
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3413
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
WIRE WINDINGS IN COIL OF OVERSPEED SENSOR PICKUPPROBE SEPARATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 206L1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 1981 | Bell 206L1 | Huntsville, Texas, United States | Mobil Oil Corp | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1982 | Bell 206L1 | Gulf of Mexico | Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Aug 1980 | Bell 206L1 | Gulf Coast, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1993 | Bell 206L1 | Tusayan, Arizona, United States | Papillon Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2002 | Bell 206L1 | Albany, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 2003 | Bell 206L1 | Paris, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |