# Accident 19870205001779A: Bell 206L1, Rockport, TX, February 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1987, 08:47 local time
- Place: Rockport, TX
- Airport: Matagorda 665 Platform
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 28.0478° N, 97.0499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockport, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0478&lon=-97.0499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5012Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5012Z-1989-08-07) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,387 total, 2,219 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870205001779A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CALLED MAYDAY SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING PLATFORM. HIT WATER HARD IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND SANK. SEVERED TAIL BOOM.

## 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 FTW87LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA057), Feb 5, 1987: Bell 206L-1 (N5012Z), Matagorda 665, substantial damage, 2 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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