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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206L · Intracoastal Ci, LA · September 14, 1980

Date: September 14, 1980 · 10:09 local
Place: Intracoastal Ci, LA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N16776
Reported as: Bell 206L
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,380 total741 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N16776Registration cancelled Apr 12, 1988 · Bell 206LS/N 45107 Airframe modelBell 206L

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.

Pilot heard grinding noise, engine quit. Autorotated to the gulf. 3rd stage compressor failed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HEARD GRINDING NOISE, ENGINE QUIT. AUTOROTATED TO THE GULF. 3RD STAGE COMPRESSOR FAILED.