# Incident 19860708050639I: Bell 206B, Venice, LA, July 8, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1986, 12:00 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Airport: Mississippi Canyon 194
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2269V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2269V-1991-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,915 total, 3,185 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860708050639I

## Narrative

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

AFTER APPROACH, WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION AIRCRAFT NEAR FUEL HOSE. MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N2269V (2)

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

- [Accident 19910119000779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910119000779A), Jan 19, 1991: Bell 206B (N2269V), Gulf Of Mexico, Mexico, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Became missing after leaving oil platform. Wreckage indicates high speed water impact. Fog,rain area. VFR equipped.
- [Incident 19880818054279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880818054279I), Aug 18, 1988: Bell 206B (N2269V), Gulf Of Mexico, MS. Power loss. Autorotation to Gulf. Deployed floats. Safe landing. Loss of pc air to fuel control due to loose b nut.

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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