# Accident 19890109000329A: Bell 206L1, South Timbalier, LA, January 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1989, 13:13 local time
- Place: South Timbalier, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N27555, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27555-2013-11-04) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,520 total, 205 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890109000329A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED YAW AND RUDDER FEEDBACK. ATTEMPTED LANDING ON AN OIL RIG PLATFORM. LOST CONTROL HIT RIG AND WATER. SANK.

## 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 FTW89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA039), Jan 9, 1989: Bell 206L-1 (N27555), S. Timbalier 75 (Gulf of Mexico), destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER DUE TO AN UNDETERMINED FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROL SYSTEM.

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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