# Accident 19900912066249A: Bell 206BELL, Port O Connor, TX, September 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1990, 07:10 local time
- Place: Port O Connor, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IIFA
- Location: 28.4408° N, 96.4908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4408&lon=-96.4908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N882BT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N882BT-1990-10-29) (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 206BELL
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900912066249A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO HEAVY RAINSHOWER. FLEW LOW TO MAINTAIN CONTACT. SKID HIT WATER. TUMBLED TO A STOP.

## 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 FTW90FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA178), Sep 12, 1990: Bell B206LI (N882BT), Port O'Connor, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY INTO THE KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND THE WEATHER/LIGHT CONDITIONS.

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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