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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell 206B · Cameron, LA · June 12, 1978

Date
June 12, 1978 · 18:20 local
Place
Cameron, LA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N154AL
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,150 total815 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter autorotated after the engine failed.#6 and 7 bearings failed due to oil starvation.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER AUTOROTATED AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED.#6 AND 7 BEARINGS FAILED DUE TO OIL STARVATION.