# Incident 20050817023009I: Bell 206L3, Gulf Of Mexico, TX, August 17, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2005, 10:08 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 27.6333° N, 96.2167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6333&lon=-96.2167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330P-2013-09-24) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,257 total, 66 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050817023009I

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELICOPTER VERTICAL FIN STRUCK HELIPORT SAFETY FENCE DURING FLARE TO LAND ON AN OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORM LOCATED IN MUSTANG ISLAND, BLOCK A111, GULF OF MEXICO. NEAREST CITY/STATE ROCKPORT, TX.

## 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 DFW05CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA213), Aug 17, 2005: Bell 206L (N330P), Gulf of Mexico, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a stationary object while landing.

## Other reports on N330P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070722016269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070722016269A), Jul 22, 2007: Bell 206L3 (N330P), Gulf Of Mexico, US, Substantial damage. (-23) In accordance with [privacy data omitted], the pilot of aircraft N330P; during the takeoff phase from HI-138, an uncommanded left yaw occurred…

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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