# Accident 20051006024639A: Bell 206L3, Gulf Of Mexico, US, October 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2005, 16:45 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, US
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IIFA
- Aircraft: N6560K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6560K-2009-03-09) (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 250C30P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,882 total, 1,841 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051006024639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM VERMILLION 408 ENROUTE TO PICK UP 2 PASSENGERS AT VERMILLION 369, THEN TO SCOTT, LOUISIANA (MAIN BASE). COMPANY LOST CONTACT WITH AIRCRAFT AT 1645C ON 10/06/2005. ON 10/11/2005, COMPANY HAS NOT FOUND ANY PART OR PARTS OF THE AIRCRAFT AS OF THIS DATE.

## 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 DFW06FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FAMS1), Oct 6, 2005: Bell 206-L3 (N6560K), Gulf of Mexico, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: Undetermined. The aircraft is missing.

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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