# Incident 19990430024429I: Bell 206B, Gulf Of Mexico, April 30, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1999, 07:30 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VBVA
- Aircraft: N35WH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990430024429I

## Narrative

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

(-23) GROUND PERSONNEL WALKED INTO TURNING ANTI-TORQUE DEVICE. PILOT LANDED INTO WIND CAUSING POSITIONING OF TAIL-BOOM OVER STAIRWAY.  GROUND PERSONNEL TRAVERSED UP STAIRS INTO THE ANTI-TORQUE DEVICE. (.4) SEE FACTUAL FOR COMPLETE NARRATIVE.

## 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 FTW99LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA131), Apr 30, 1999: Bell 206B (N35WH), Brazoria 440l, no damage. Probable cause: The failure of the platform worker to maintain clearance with the turning tail rotor blades. A factor was the inadequate coordination between the pilot and the passengers pertaining to procedures for…

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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