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Incident · Destroyed

FAA incident report · Bell 206B · Gulf Of Mexico, LA · June 15, 1998

Date
June 15, 1998 · 12:30 local
Place
Gulf Of Mexico, LA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
VBVA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N228EH
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total400 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5) The pilot and passengers stated that the engine lost power during flight. The pilot executed an autorational landing to the water without damaging the aircraft. After occupants exited the aircraft into the life rafts, the aircraft rolled over and sank. The aircraft occupants were rescued by the U.S. Coast guard. The aircraft was not recovered after sinking. The cause for the engine power loss was not determined and no corrective action has been determined. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-5) THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING FLIGHT. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN AUTORATIONAL LANDING TO THE WATER WITHOUT DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE LIFE RAFTS, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER AND SANK. THE AIRCRAFT OCCUPANTS WERE RESCUED BY THE U.S. COAST GUARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT RECOVERED AFTER SINKING. THE CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE POWER LOSS WAS NOT DETERMINED AND NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN DETERMINED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

Other reports on N228EH · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.