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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell 206L · Pelican Island, TX · September 14, 1980

Date
September 14, 1980 · 16:00 local
Place
Pelican Island, TX
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N16837
Reported as
Bell 206L
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,220 total3,480 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.

Engine flamed out on touch down due to faulty fuel control.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FLAMED OUT ON TOUCH DOWN DUE TO FAULTY FUEL CONTROL.