# Accident 19910307004929A: Bell 206B, High Island, TX, March 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1991, 19:30 local time
- Place: High Island, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5606° N, 94.3791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5606&lon=-94.3791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59491 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,200 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910307004929A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVER LOWERED TO MARK DITCHED HELICOPTER FELL 100 FT AND DIED. LOW FUEL. BEGAN RETURN. STRAP FOULED TAIL ROTOR.

## 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 FTW91LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA048), Mar 8, 1991: Bell 206B II (N59491), High Island, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FOR OCCURRENCE #1 - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE OPERATOR IN LAUNCHING A HAZARDOUS MISSION WITHOUT AN ADEQUATE SLING/HARNESS, THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN ACCEPTING AND CONTINUING THE MISSION INTO…

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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