# Accident 19991205043449A: Bell 206L1, LA, December 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1999, 07:35 local time
- Place: LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EGIA
- Aircraft: N600CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600CK-2000-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991205043449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED PLATFORM SS225. ONE MILE FROM PLATFORM, A/C ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. PILOT LANDED A/C IN THE WATER AND MANNED A LEFERAFT. A/C ROLLED OVER IN 6 TO 8 FEET SEAS. PILOT SUSTAINED BACK AND RIB INJURIES (BROKEN).

## 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 FTW00LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA040), Dec 5, 1999: Bell 206L-1 (N600CK), Ship Shoal 225, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the rough water condition.

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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