# Incident 19880425037619I: Bell 206B, Gulf Of Mexico, TX, April 25, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GURA
- Aircraft: N16770, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16770) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,004 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880425037619I

## Narrative

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

HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. AUTOROTATION TO THE SURFACE OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. FOUND A BROKEN P3 TUBE.

## Other reports on N16770 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910301014939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910301014939I), Mar 1, 1991: Bell 206B (N16770), Smith Point, TX, Minor damage. Engine decelerated in flight. Landed on water. Left emergency float leaked and aircraft turned over.

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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