# Accident 20071229830079A: Bell 206L1, Gulf Of Mexico, US, December 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2007, 15:31 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, US
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 28.9581° N, 89.2589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9581&lon=-89.2589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211EL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211EL-2010-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C28 series (registry code 03022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,870 total, 296 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071229830079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION PLATFORM (SP38) AFTER WEATHER DETERIORATED TO APPROXIMATELY 300' CEILING WITH 1 MILE VISIBILITY. COMPANY GENERAL OPERATIONS MANUAL STATES: "DAY VFR WEATHER MINIMUMS FOR SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT: A CEILING OF 500 FEET AND A VISIBILITY OF THREE (3) MILE." DURING LANDING, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS "SETTLING-WITH-POWER" AND CONTACTED THE WATER (GULF OF MEXICO).

## 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 DFW08FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08FA053), Dec 29, 2007: Bell 206L1 (N211EL), Venice, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue to the destination landing platform in weather conditions below the company’s weather minimums and his failure to maintain aircraft control during the approach.…

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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