# Accident 19881110050509A: Bell 206L, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, November 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1988, 12:30 local time
- Place: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MHNA
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16619, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16619-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,725 total, 1,400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881110050509A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON A PHOTOGRAPHY FLIGHT WHILE SLOWING TO HOVER AT 20 FEET OVER WATER. NO TIME FOR FLOATS. ROLLED OVER

## 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 MIA89LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA024), Nov 10, 1988: Bell 206L (N16619), St. Thomas, 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.

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