# Incident 19901120060889I: Bell 206L1, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, November 20, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1990, 09:29 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N1078N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1078N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,845 total, 7 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901120060889I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK TV ANTENNA WITH TAIL ROTOR ON SHORT FINAL TO OFFSHORE HELIPORT. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N1078N (2)

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

- [Accident 19840516024819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840516024819A), May 16, 1984: Bell 206L1 (N1078N), Mt Mckinley Vil, AK, Substantial damage. Engine flamed out. Made a hard auto rotation landing to reach the strip. Both fuel line poppet valves jammed closed
- [Accident 19831229075519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831229075519A), Dec 29, 1983: Bell 206L1 (N1078N), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Engine failed on climbout. Hard landing severed tailboom. First stage turbine wheel had failed from hot starts.

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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