# Accident 19910308004809A: Bell 206B, Honolulu, HI, March 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1991, 17:40 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DCBA
- Location: 21.3508° N, 157.8803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3508&lon=-157.8803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2072C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2072C-1991-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,134 total, 1,803 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910308004809A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. AUTOROTATED TO OCEAN LANDING. FLOAT RUPTURED. HELICOPTER SANK.

## 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 LAX91LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA127), Mar 9, 1991: Bell 206B (N2072C), Honolulu, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATION BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR WAS THE PARTIAL DEFLATION OF THE EMERGENCY FLOTATION EQUIPMENT.

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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