# Incident 20031125033629I: Bell 206B, Venice, LA, November 25, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2003, 07:15 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TXEA
- Location: 29.9933° N, 90.0817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9933&lon=-90.0817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125TA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125TA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 150 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04IA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04IA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031125033629I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PASCAGOULA, MS AND WAS ENROUTE TO VENICE, LA. WHILE ENROUTE, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR WAS DECREASING ERRATICALLY. AT APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MILES FROM THE DESTINATION, THE PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR JUMPED FROM FOURTEEN GALLONS TO SEVEN GALLONS. AT APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LATER AND FIVE MILES FROM THE DESTINATION THE FUEL PUMP LIGHT FLICKERED AND FIFTEEN SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT. DURING INVESTIGATION THE FORWARD BOOST PUMP AND SWITCH WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE.

## 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 FTW04IA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04IA043), Nov 25, 2003: Bell 206B (N125TA), Venice, LA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the forward boost pump while in cruise flight while operating with less than 10 gallons of fuel onboard, which resulted in a loss of engine power. A factor was the inoperative forward…

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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