# Incident 19801108079189I: Bell 206L1, Grand Chenier, LA, November 8, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1980, 08:30 local time
- Place: Grand Chenier, LA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.7669° N, 92.9751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Chenier, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7669&lon=-92.9751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2756E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2756E-1988-08-19) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 130 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/19801108079189I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE WENT FROM CRUISE POWER TO FLIGHT IDLE. AUTOROTATED TO THE SEA. BLEED AIR LINE TO FUEL CONTROL FAILED.

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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