# Accident 19900724060119A: Bell 206B, Sarasota, FL, July 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1990, 09:30 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SNCA
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2164Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2164Z-1990-08-15) (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: 3,800 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900724060119A

## Narrative

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

VEERED RIGHT FLYING LOW AND SLOW OVER GLASSY WATER. OVER COMPENSATED WITH LEFT INPUT SKID HIT WATER CAUSING CRASH.

## 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 MIA90LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA158), Jul 24, 1990: Bell 206B (N2164Z), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER CONTROL INPUT AFTER THE LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS.

## Other reports on N2164Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19881228069369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881228069369I), Dec 28, 1988: Bell 206B (N2164Z), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. Nose battery compartment door opened and blew off. Fasteners appeared locked when were really not.

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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