# Incident 19900226016289I: Bell 206B, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, February 26, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1990, 09:40 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Tkof-Abort-Copter Vertical
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N5002D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5002D-1992-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,923 total, 3,373 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900226016289I

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOVERING, PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT SPUN RIGHT. AUTORATION TO OIL PLATFORM. TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT FAILED.

## Other reports on N5002D (1)

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

- [Incident 19781103024219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781103024219I), Nov 3, 1978: Bell 206BELL (N5002D), Intercoastal Ci, LA, Minor damage. Tail rotor struck guard rail while setting down.

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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