# Incident 19810805059539I: Bell 206L1, Freeport, TX, August 5, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Freeport, TX
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 28.9433° N, 95.3561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeport, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9433&lon=-95.3561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5734S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5734S-2000-08-31) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,351 total, 572 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805059539I

## Narrative

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

SHARP TURN AFTER TAKEOFF ALLOWED AIR TO ENTER FUEL LINES. ENGINE QUIT. BLED AIR FROM SYSTEM. ADDED FUEL.

## Other reports on N5734S (1)

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

- [Accident 19870709032939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870709032939A), Jul 9, 1987: Bell 206L1 (N5734S), Venice, LA, Substantial damage. Picked up aircraft to hover had no tailrotor control. Rotated three times tail. Rotor shaft not connected.

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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