# Incident 19810304031319I: Bell 206A, Crockett, TX, March 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1981, 14:40 local time
- Place: Crockett, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3171° N, 95.4566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crockett, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3171&lon=-95.4566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143Q-2014-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 265 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810304031319I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HELICOPTER DESCENDED ABRUPTLY INTO LAKE AND SANK WHILE ON APPROACH OVER LAKE TO CLEAR AREA. NO ENGINE PROBLEMS.

## Other reports on N143Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19741015043209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741015043209A), Oct 15, 1974: Bell 206A (N143Q), Garden City, NY, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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