# Accident 20040624016009A: Bell 206L1, Intracostalcity, LA, June 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2004, 13:56 local time
- Place: Intracostalcity, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UP8A
- Location: 29.7556° N, 92.0797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7556&lon=-92.0797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5006F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5006F-2017-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 6,526 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 226 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040624016009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 24, 2004 N5006F FILED A FLIGHT PLAN WITH BRAZORIA, TX FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM @ EUGENE ISLAND 349 TO ABBEVILLE, LA WITH 3 ON BOARD AND ETA OF 1355HRS. AT 1337HRS A POSITION REPORT, A CHANGE OF DESTINATION TO INTRACOSTAL CITY, LA, AND A REVISED ETA OF 1350 WITH 45 MILES TO GO. AT OR ABOUT 1350HRS, THE SHORE FACILITIES REPORTED HEARING A "MAYDAY" CALL ON VHF FREQUENCY 122.85 (MAYDAY-MAYDAY-MAYDAY, I'M GOING IN THE WATER). A RADIO SEARCH AND AN ALERT TO "ALL AIRCRAFT THIS FREQ" TO STANDBY FOR SAR. AT OR ABOUT 1420HRS SAR INITIATED AND NOTIFICATION OF USCG, FAA, AND NTSB. AT OR ABOUT 1525 THE FIRST SAR AIRCRAFT ARRIVED ON SCENE AND BEGINS WEST OF VERMILLION BAY TO SW PASS, SOUTH MARSH ISLAND OFFSHORE 15 MILES AND 20 MILES EITHER SIDE OF INBOUND COURSE LINE OF ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT. ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED JUNE 26, 2004 AT 1745HRS IN VERMILLION BAY; NORTH OF MARSH ISLAND; ADJACENT TO SOUTHWEST PASS. LOCAL SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT STARTS RECOVER OF HUMAN REMAINS AND AIRCRAFT SALVAGE. SAR TERMINATED. ON JUNE THE WRECKAGE WAS RELOCATED TO OMNI AVIATION SERVICES @CARENCRO, LA. WHERE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NTSB, FAA, AIRFRAME, AND ENGINE BEGIN TO INVESTIGATE.

## 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 FTW04FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA168), Jun 24, 2004: Bell 206-L1 (N5006F), Vermillion Bay, LA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions resulting in a loss of control. Contributing factors were the prevailing thunderstorms and the pilot's inadequate in flight preparation…

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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