# Accident 19811030071029A: Bell 206L1, Ingleside, TX, October 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1981, 07:30 local time
- Place: Ingleside, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 27.8706° N, 97.2079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ingleside, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8706&lon=-97.2079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5751N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5751N-1984-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,766 total, 1,593 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811030071029A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO WATER IN RAIN-SHOWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS. HEAVY RAIN-SHOWERS, HAZE, FOG IN AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW82FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA017), Oct 30, 1981: Bell 206L-1 (N5751N), Ingleside, TX, destroyed

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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