# Accident 19910423015959A: Bell 206B, S Marsh 275, LA, April 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1991, 07:45 local time
- Place: S Marsh 275, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N213AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N213AL-1997-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,971 total, 265 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910423015959A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR FIN FITTINGS FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE. HELICOPTER CRASHED AND SANK IN GULF.

## 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 FTW91FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA070), Apr 23, 1991: Bell 206B (N213AL), So. Marsh 275, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE INFLIGHT STRUCTURAL FAILURE AND SEPARATION OF THE VERTICAL FIN WHICH LED TO A LOSS OF CONTROL AND MAST BUMPING. THE FAILURE OF THE FIN WAS DUE TO INADEQUATE CORROSION CONTROL EFFORTS BY THE…

## Other reports on N213AL (1)

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

- [Incident 19910222003419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910222003419I), Feb 22, 1991: Bell 206B (N213AL), Morgan City, LA, Minor damage. Bird strike at cruise altitude. Precautionary landing at Mobil oil company heliport.

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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