# Accident 19880901036579A: Bell 206B, Gulf Of Mexico, TX, September 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1988, 09:50 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N5747Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5747Z-1991-03-22) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,634 total, 8,454 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880901036579A

## Narrative

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

CREWMAN HAD SECURED AFT SKID TIE DOWNS UNKNOWN BY PILOT. HE DID NOT CHECK, AIRCRAFT LIFTOFF NOSE HIGH.FELL IN WATER

## 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 FTW88LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA158), Sep 1, 1988: Bell 206B (N5747Z), West Cameron 28, destroyed

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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