Bell 206L-1 N5000Y
25 April 1981 · Leeville, Louisiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 25 April 1981 at about 15:10 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N5000Y, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Leeville, Louisiana, United States. One person was 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 15:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Leeville, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- S Timbalier 15
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-1
- Registration
- N5000Y
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2527
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
DID NOT INFLATE EMERG FLOATATION GEAR DRG FORCEDLNDG.CRACKS FOUND IN TURBINE NOZZLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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