# Incident 19881221067179I: Bell 206L1, Venice, LA, December 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- 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: N2759N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2759N-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C28B (registry code 54010, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c28b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,014 total, 915 in this make and model, 194 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221067179I

## Narrative

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

TAIL LOW TERMINATION TO LANDING AREA. LEADING EDGE OF LOWER VERTICAL FIN STRUCK EDGE OF PLATFORM. MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N2759N (1)

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

- [Incident 19820430023609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820430023609I), Apr 30, 1982: Bell 206L1 (N2759N), Lake Charles, LA. Engine lost power. Pilot autorotated into water. Found red shop towel ingested by engine.

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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