# NTSB FTW82FA017: Bell 206L-1, N5751N, Ingleside, TX, October 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1981
- Place: Ingleside, TX · INGLESIDE, TX
- Location: 27.8706° N, 97.2079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ingleside, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8706&lon=-97.2079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FA017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3130  81/10/30 NR.INGLESIDE,TX       BELL 206L-1         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1804
        TIME - 0807                    N5751N              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1593 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INGLESIDE,TX                BRAZOS BLK 438,GM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       71
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          120                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- BGN FLT OVR GLASSY WTR IN LGT RAIN.WTR & HAZE BLENDED,RAIN INCREASED,LOST HRZN.CRASHED DRG TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5751N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5751N-1984-12-04), registration cancelled 1984-12-04, S/N 45523 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-1
- Registry model: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811030071029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811030071029A), Oct 30, 1981: Bell 206L1, Ingleside, TX, Destroyed. Flew into water in rain-shower shortly after takeoff. No mechanical defects. Heavy rain-showers, haze, fog in area.

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.

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