# Accident 19931029041169A: Bell 206L3, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, October 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1993, 16:35 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5370V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,830 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 166 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931029041169A

## Narrative

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

TIED DOWN ON OIL RIG. HURRIED DEPARTURE. FAILED UNTIE LEFT FRONT SKID. SPUN. ROTORS FLEXED CHOPPED TAIL. HIT DECK.

## 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 FTW94LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA022), Oct 29, 1993: Bell 206L-3 (N5370V), Gulf Of Mexico, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION IN THAT HE FAILED TO REMOVE A TIE DOWN ROPE. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE.

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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