# Accident 19791009031639A: Bell 206L1, Lake Charles, LA, October 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1979, 07:30 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5018N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5018N-2013-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,187 total, 81 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791009031639A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER, CAUGHT FIRE. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING.AIRCRAFT BURNED. FOUND ENGINE TURBINE WHEEL FAILED IN FLIGHT

## 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 FTW80FRD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD07), Oct 9, 1979: Bell 206L (N5018N), Lake Charles, LA, destroyed

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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