# Accident 20040721029239A: Bell 206B, July 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2004, 08:24 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: A05A
- Location: 29.5889° N, 92.9264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5889&lon=-92.9264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133RT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N133RT-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,440 total, 8,720 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040721029239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 21, 2004 AT 08:22 A.M., AIRCRAFT N133RT A BHT-206B WAS INBOUND TO GRAND CHENIER, LOUISIANA WITH 2 PASSENGERS. AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND CRASHED INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO.

## 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 FTW04LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA197), Jul 21, 2004: Bell 206B (N133RT), East Cameron 13, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors were the fuel quantity gauge's improper fuel level indication, missing instrument placard, company maintenance personnel's…

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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