# Accident 19931025040659A: Bell 206B, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, October 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1993, 16:50 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N22841, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22841-1994-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,631 total, 2,062 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931025040659A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF FROM OFFSHORE PLATFORM BEGAN TO SPIN UNCONTROLLABY. IMPACTED GULF. LEFT FRONT TIEDOWN NOT REMOVED.

## 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 FTW94LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA019), Oct 25, 1993: Bell 206B (N22841), High Island 467, substantial damage. Probable cause: WERE THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND HIS FAILURE TO REMOVE ALL OF THE AIRCRAFT TIE-DOWNS.

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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