# Incident 19800926080739I: Bell 206L, Venice, LA, September 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1980, 13:01 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9984K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9984K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,183 total, 493 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800926080739I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN CRUISE. PILOT AUTOROTATED TO LANDING IN THE GULF. FUEL CONTROL OIL PUMP FAILED.

## Other reports on N9984K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240926014629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240926014629A), Sep 26, 2024: Bell 206L (N9984K), Fern Prairie, WA, Substantial damage. On September 26th the pilot was flying, from toutle, WA to boring Oregon single pilot, no cargo and 150 lbs of fuel. Around 4:00 pm the pilot experienced…

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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