# Accident 19810425019449A: Bell 206L1, Leeville, LA, April 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1981, 15:10 local time
- Place: Leeville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.2480° N, 90.2076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2480&lon=-90.2076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5000Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5000Y-2006-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,797 total, 2,356 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425019449A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW81DA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA081), Apr 25, 1981: Bell 206L-1 (N5000Y), Leeville, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5000Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19870810043909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870810043909A), Aug 10, 1987: Bell 206L1 (N5000Y), Eugene Island, LA, Destroyed. The rotor hit an overhead structure on takeoff from an oil rig. The pilot failed to follow company landing rules.

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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