# Accident 19751008037129A: Bell 206B, Pecan Island, LA, October 8, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1975
- Place: Pecan Island, LA
- Airport: Vermilion 245
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 29.6466° N, 92.4532° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pecan Island, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6466&lon=-92.4532&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83134, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83134-1996-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,685 total, 290 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76AF028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751008037129A

## Narrative

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

FULL AUTO TO WATER.BENDIX PWR TURBINE GOVERWOR SPRING FAILED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON

## 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 FTW76AF028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF028), Oct 8, 1975: Bell 206B (N83134), Pecan Island, LA, substantial damage

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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