# Accident 19811203080769A: Bell 206B3, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, December 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N5006Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5006Y-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,056 total, 131 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811203080769A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFT OFF. PILOT DITCHED IN GULF.

## 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 FTW82DA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA028), Dec 3, 1981: Bell 206B (N5006Y), Gulf Of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean), 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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