Bell 214ST incident near Intracoastal Ci, Louisiana, September 30, 1982
On September 30, 1982 at about 12:45 pm local time, a Bell 214ST (helicopter), registered N2091E, suffered minor damage in an incident near Intracoastal Ci, Louisiana (Phi Icy Heliport airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 20 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 30, 1982 · about 12:45 pm local time
- Place
- Intracoastal Ci, Louisiana · Phi Icy Heliport · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 20 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Bell 214ST · all 214STs on the register
- Registration
- N2091E · registry record · serial 28103
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE CREW HEARD A LOUD "BANG" AND FELT A VIBRATION IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED TO ITS DESTINATION WHICH WAS ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY AND TERMINATED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT UPPER LONGERON FITTING HAD FAILED. NO DETERMINATION WAS MADE AS TO MODE OF FAILURE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 492 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 16,500 lb
- Seats: 20
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: G E CT-7-2A (turboshaft); 0 hours total
- Operator: Petroleum Helicopters INC.
The flight
- Departed from: 330C Eugene Island GM
- Destination: EAT Wenatchee WA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 060° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 176°F (80°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 18 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N2091E the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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