# Accident 19900830037519A: Bell 206B, Cameron, LA, August 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1990, 08:50 local time
- Place: Cameron, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 29.7902° N, 93.2909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7902&lon=-93.2909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59558, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59558-2013-02-08) (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 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,667 total, 362 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900830037519A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED TO HOVER WITH LONG LINE LOAD ON GROUND. DRIFTED SIDEWAYS. LOST CONTROL. LINE PULLED HELICOPTER DOWN.

## 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 FTW90LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA172), Aug 30, 1990: Bell B206BIII (N59558), Cameron, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO JETTISON THE EXTERNAL LOAD.

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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