# Incident 19930704026679I: Bell 206B, Gulf Of Mexico, TX, July 4, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1993, 17:40 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, TX
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXCA
- Aircraft: N906CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N906CA-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930704026679I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE ON REPOSITIONING FLIGHT.LANDED ON WATER WITH FLOATS. AIRCRAFT SANK AFTER SEVERAL HOURS.

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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