Bell 206L-1 N5740L
21 January 2003 · Oak Grove, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 January 2003 at about 22:50 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N5740L was involved in an accident near Oak Grove, Louisiana, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oak Grove, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.7900, -93.1839
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-1
- Registration
- N5740L
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- East Cameron 89 → Oak Grove
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW03LA088
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions, and his improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factors was the fog.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot encountered advection fog while flying to the beach from offshore. He made a right descending turn, and at 200 feet ran into fog and lost sight of the ground. The helicopter landed hard, separating the tailboom.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 2003 | Bell 206L-1 | B.s. 53, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 26 Nov 2003 | Bell 206B | Cranston, Rhode Island, United States | Horsham Valley Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2003 | Bell 206L-3 | W. Cameron 509, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Jul 2003 | Bell 206B | Waialeale, Kauai, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
All 1,732 records for this type
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