# Accident 19920226004089A: Bell 206B, Grand Isle 37, LA, February 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1992, 06:40 local time
- Place: Grand Isle 37, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2750F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,020 total, 975 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920226004089A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE AND UNCOMMANDED RIGHT YAW. AUTOROTATED TO ROUGH WATER. ROTORS CHOPPED BOOM.

## 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 FTW92LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA075), Feb 26, 1992: Bell 206B III (N2750F), Grand Isle, substantial damage. Probable cause: HEAVY SEA STATE DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS. A FACTOR WAS THE POWER LOSS.

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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