# Accident 19920409062739A: Bell 206L3, Venice, LA, April 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1992, 12:35 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.2693° N, 89.3509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2693&lon=-89.3509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6610L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6610L-1997-02-11) (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 250C30P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 9,555 total, 2,180 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920409062739A

## Narrative

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

BECAME INCAPACITATED FROM FOOD POISONING. TRIED TO LAND IN A MARSH BUT LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND CRASHED.

## 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 FTW92FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA112), Apr 9, 1992: Bell 206L-3 (N6610L), Venice, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INCAPACITATION DUE TO FOOD POISONING.

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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