# Accident 19931119043949A: Bell 206L1, Portland, ME, November 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1993, 20:39 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ECHA
- Location: 43.6456° N, 70.3086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (PWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6456&lon=-70.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911ME-2013-04-29) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 8,100 total, 3,640 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931119043949A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED STRONG HEADWIND. RAN OUT OF FUEL ON VECTORS TO AIRPORT. DITCHED OCEAN BAY. SANK. RAIN FOG HIGH WAVES.

## 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 BFO94FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA013), Nov 20, 1993: Bell 206L-1 (N911ME), Portland, ME, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT ADEQUATE FUEL WAS AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE…

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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