# Accident 20001226033499A: Bell 206B, Sabine Pass, TX, December 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2000, 21:30 local time
- Place: Sabine Pass, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GVTA
- Location: 29.7336° N, 93.8943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sabine Pass, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7336&lon=-93.8943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83137, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83137-2004-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001226033499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) OVERDUE A/C, N83137, BHT-206B HELICOPTER, WAS REPORTED OVERDUE BY OWNER OF TARLTON HELICOPTERS AFTER A/C FAILED TO ARRIVE AT AN OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORM, HIGH ISLAND 116 IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE A/C, WITH ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD, DEPARTED PATTERSON, LA. AND WAS 15 MINUTES FROM HIS DESTINATION AT 2120C, DECEMBER 26,,00. AT LAST RADIO CONTACT. THE A/C AND TEH PILOT HAVE NOT BEN FOUND AS OF THIS DATE, JANUARY 23, 2001, AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFED AS AN ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW01FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FAMS1), Dec 27, 2000: Bell 206B (N83137), High Island 116, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: undetermined, missing aircraft.

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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