# Accident 19910119000779A: Bell 206B, Gulf Of Mexico, Mexico, January 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1991, 13:40 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, Mexico
- Airport: S Pass Blk 70
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N2269V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2269V-1991-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,476 total, 896 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910119000779A

## Narrative

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

BECAME MISSING AFTER LEAVING OIL PLATFORM. WRECKAGE INDICATES HIGH SPEED WATER IMPACT. FOG,RAIN AREA. VFR EQUIPPED.

## 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 FTW91FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA031), Jan 19, 1991: Bell B 206B III (N2269V), So. Pass Blk 70, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY THAT EXISTED AT THE TIME.

## Other reports on N2269V (2)

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

- [Incident 19880818054279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880818054279I), Aug 18, 1988: Bell 206B (N2269V), Gulf Of Mexico, MS. Power loss. Autorotation to Gulf. Deployed floats. Safe landing. Loss of pc air to fuel control due to loose b nut.
- [Incident 19860708050639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860708050639I), Jul 8, 1986: Bell 206B (N2269V), Venice, LA, Minor damage. After approach, was attempting to position aircraft near fuel hose. Main rotor blades struck parked aircraft.

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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