# Accident 19860109000449A: Bell 206L1, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, January 9, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1986, 13:57 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Airport: South Pelto 11f
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5802° N, 90.8109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5802&lon=-90.8109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2653 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,245 total, 4,273 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LRD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860109000449A

## Narrative

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

LOST YAW CONTROL DURING HOVER IN HIGH WINDS. ROTATIONAL DESCENT INTO GULF AND IMMEDIATELY SANK.

## 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 FTW86LRD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRD05), Jan 9, 1986: Bell BH206L-1 (N2653), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.