# Accident 19890405006609A: Bell 206B, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, April 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1989, 13:27 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Airport: West Cameron Block 266
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5004L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5004L-2014-10-14) (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 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,008 total, 4,550 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890405006609A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TEST FLIGHT. AUTOROTATE TO OIL RIG BUT LANDED SHORT OF PAD. FUEL NOZZLE CLOGGED.DIRT IN SYSTEM

## 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 FTW89FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA075), Apr 5, 1989: Bell 206B (N5004L), West Cameron, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE/INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND FUEL CONTAMINATION, WHICH RESULTED IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. RELATED FACTORS WERE: A…

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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