# Accident 19950321005789A: Bell 206B, Pacific Ocean, HI, March 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1995, 17:30 local time
- Place: Pacific Ocean, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2223P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2223P-1997-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 640 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950321005789A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF FOR FISH SPOTTING TAIL ROTOR PROBLEM. MAIN ROTORS HIT SHIP. 206B FELL INTO OCEAN. WRECK NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 LAX95LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA146), Mar 21, 1995: Bell 206B (N2223P), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: the loss of tail rotor control for undetermined reasons.

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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