Bell 206B accident near Intracoastl Cty, LA
On June 1, 1997, a Bell 206B (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Intracoastl Cty, LA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 1, 1997
- Place
- Intracoastl Cty, LA
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 29.970°N, 92.120°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X08109
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTS On June 1, 1997, approximately 1125 central daylight time, a midair collision occurred between N115AL, a Bell 206B helicopter, registered to and operated by Offshore Logistics, Inc., doing business as Air Logistics, and N2773A, a Bell 206L-1 helicopter, registered to and operated by Houston Helicopters, Inc., approximately 3 nautical miles west of Intracoastal City, Louisiana. N115AL sustained substantial damage, and N2773A was destroyed. The commercial pilot of N115AL sustained minor injuries, and the commercial pilot of N2773A was fatally injured. There were no passengers in either helicopter. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the Title 14 CFR Part 91 positioning flights and company VFR flight plans were filed by both pilots. N115AL departed the Air Logistics Heliport at Intracoastal City and was en route to Grand Chenier, Louisiana. N2773A departed from the Abbeville Municipal Airport in Abbeville, Louisiana, and was en route to an offshore oil platform in East Cameron Block 109. During an interview conducted by the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC), the pilot of N115AL reported that he departed Intracoastal City at 1120 westbound towards Grand Chenier. He climbed to 700 feet agl, leveled off, set cruise power, and scanned the instruments. The pilot then saw "the nose and left side of a red helicopter" to his right and at a "slightly lower altitude." He rolled his helicopter to the left and was in a "40 to 45 degree" left bank when he felt the impact. The pilot's next recollection was that his helicopter was in a descent on an easterly hea
Probable cause
The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other's aircraft. Factors were the failure of the pilot of N2773A to use the available traffic advisory service and the failure of the operator of N2773A to make the use of traffic advisory services a company standard operating procedure.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
