# Accident 19891227053329A: Bell 206L1, Intracostal Cit, LA, December 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: Intracostal Cit, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3913S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3913S-1990-05-30) (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: 6,796 total, 4,867 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891227053329A

## Narrative

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

SLOWED FOR LANDING ON HELIPAD. SHUDDERED. TRIED GO AROUND BUT ENTERED SETTLING WITH POWER. IMPACTED. 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 FTW90FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA046), Dec 27, 1989: Bell 206L-1 (N3913S), S Marsh Is 7, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE AND CORRECT A SITUATION INVOLVING LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS, RESULTING IN LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

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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