# Incident 19920305012589I: Bell 206L3, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, March 5, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1992, 10:00 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N41791 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,580 total, 1,179 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92IA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92IA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920305012589I

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON HELIPORT PLATFORM DUE TO WEATHER. PILOT BECAME ILL. FLOWN TO HOSPITAL. DIED EN ROUTE.

## 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 FTW92IA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92IA092), Mar 5, 1992: Bell 206L-3 (N41791), Sabine Pass #18, incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.

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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