# Accident 19800411009029A: Bell 206L1, Holly Beach, LA, April 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1980, 09:06 local time
- Place: Holly Beach, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.7708° N, 93.4593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holly Beach, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7708&lon=-93.4593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2754X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2754X-1980-09-17) (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 250C28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,874 total, 1,646 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800411009029A

## Narrative

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

BEARING FAILED IN ENGINE ACCESSORY SECTION. ENGINE FLAMED OUT. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING ON BEACH.

## 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 FTW80FRD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD22), Apr 11, 1980: Bell 206L-1 (N2754X), Holly Beach, 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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