# Accident 19901209053199A: Bell 206L1, West Cameron, LA, December 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1990, 08:42 local time
- Place: West Cameron, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IIFA
- Aircraft: N5753B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5753B-2023-09-20) (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 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,049 total, 6,016 in this make and model, 245 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901209053199A

## Narrative

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

LANDING ON OIL PLATFORM RIGHT REAR SKID CROSSTUBE COLLAPSED. CAUSED TAILROTOR STRIKE. LOST CONTROL FELL LOWER DECK.

## 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 FTW91LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA023), Dec 9, 1990: Bell 206L-1 (N5753B), W.Cameron 266, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE HELICOPTER'S AFT LANDING GEAR CROSSTUBE ASSEMBLY DUE TO FATIGUE.

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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