# Accident 20041105031159A: Bell 206B, Gulf Of Mexico, US, November 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2004, 13:30 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, US
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YTRA
- Location: 28.4833° N, 90.3167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4833&lon=-90.3167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N496RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N496RL-2012-04-16) (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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,961 total, 8,774 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041105031159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PERSONNAL ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. THE EXPLOSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER. AIRCRAFT FLOATS WERE DEPLOYED AND THE AUTOROTATION INITIATED. THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD IN THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THEN SANK IN APPROXIMATELY 180 FEET OF WATER.

## 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 DFW05LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA017), Nov 5, 2004: Bell 206B (N496RL), S.Timbelier 187, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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