# Incident 19980615038549I: Bell 206B, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, June 15, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1998, 12:30 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VBVA
- Aircraft: N228EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N228EH-2000-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B-III (registry code 1181506, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980615038549I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 19970206008571I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970206008571I), Feb 6, 1997: Bell 206B (N228EH), Galveston, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: horizon helicopters, BHT-206, N228EH and air logistics, BHT-206, N27569, rotor blades collided during horizon helicopter N228EH, ground runup. Air…

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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