# Accident 20050901026829A: Bell 206B, New Orleans, LA, September 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2005, 11:00 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9844° N, 89.9936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9844&lon=-89.9936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59539, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59539-2010-04-22) (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: 3,768 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050901026829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HOURS, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF A BELL 206B, NUMBER N59539. WHILE FLYING OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF MILE MARKER 53, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ EXPERIENCED A TAILROTOR FAILURE AND AUTOROTATED TO THE WATER. HE AND THE THREE PASSENGERS ESCAPED WITH MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES. THE AIRCRAFT HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED.

## 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 DFW05LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA252), Sep 1, 2005: Bell 206B (N59539), Myrtle Grove, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control in flight 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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