# Accident 19920129003189A: Bell 206L3, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, January 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1992, 06:20 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IIFA
- Aircraft: N65603, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65603-1994-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920129003189A

## Narrative

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

TRIED FLY VFR TO OFFSHORE PLATFORM IN DENSE FOG. STRUCK WATER NEAR RIG. ROLLED AND 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 FTW92LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA062), Jan 29, 1992: Bell 206L-3 (N65603), E.I. Blk 108, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE ABOVE THE WATER. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT ATTEMPTING FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS OF FOG AND LOW CEILINGS DURING DAWN LIGHT CONDITIONS.

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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