# Incident 19801219077419I: Bell 206L1, Houma, LA, December 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1980, 11:22 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57334, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57334-1999-01-20) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,148 total, 186 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/19801219077419I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER POWER LOSS. FOUND FAULTY FUEL BOOST PUMP CHECK VALVE.

## Other reports on N57334 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970408005349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970408005349I), Apr 8, 1997: Bell 206L1 (N57334), Patterson, LA, Substantial damage. Lost tail rotor control after liftoff off shore oil platform. Landed in gulf helicopter sank.

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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