# Accident 19930208001879A: Bell 206L1, Intracoastal Ci, LA, February 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: Intracoastal Ci, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2244W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2244W-2003-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C28 series (registry code 03022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,102 total, 1,170 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930208001879A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED INTO WATER AFTER DEPARTING A GULF OIL PLATFORM. FAILED TO NOTE DESCENT DUE PREOCCUPATION INSIDE COCKPIT.

## 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 FTW93LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA081), Feb 8, 1993: Bell 206L-1 (N2244W), Vermillion 39, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE.

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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