# Accident 20050218003029A: Bell 206L3, Gulf Of Mexico, US, February 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2005, 10:45 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, US
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YTRA
- Location: 29.7833° N, 93.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7833&lon=-93.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N512RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512RA-2017-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,489 total, 2,847 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050218003029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF FROM HIA 382F IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, AIRCRAFT N512RA LOST POWER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO THE WATE ON FEBRUARY 18, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1045 HOURS. WHILE EVALUATING THE EXISTING PARTS AND COMPONENTS OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FUEL NOZZLE SCREEN HAD COLLAPSED DUE TO AN UNIDENTIFIED ITEM OF CONTAMINATION. SAMPLES OF THE FUEL WERE TAKEN FROM VARIOUS AREAS WITHIN THE SYSTEM AND SHIPPED TO ALLISON/ROLLS ROYCE FOR IDENTIFICATION/EVALUATION.

## 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 DFW05LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA074), Feb 18, 2005: Bell 206L-3 (N512RA), Cameron, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to a blocked and collapsed fuel nozzle screen, resulting from a contaminated fuel source/facility. Factors were the inadequate maintenance/inspection of fuel sources, and the lack…

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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