# Accident 19850309008779A: Bell 206L, Dauphin Island, AL, March 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1985, 11:05 local time
- Place: Dauphin Island, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 30.2498° N, 88.1102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2498&lon=-88.1102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16841, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16841-1988-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 7,060 total, 5,899 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850309008779A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED INTO NEAR ZERO IMC. WRECKAGE FOUND INDICATES HIGH SPEED WATER IMPACT.

## 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 ATL85FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA112), Mar 9, 1985: Bell 206L (N16841), Dauphin Island, AL, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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