# Incident 19810907087059I: Bell 206L1, Brazoria, TX, September 7, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1981, 06:25 local time
- Place: Brazoria, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0448° N, 95.5642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brazoria, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0448&lon=-95.5642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5733A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5733A-1990-05-10) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 5,040 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81IA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907087059I

## Narrative

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

EXPLOSION IN ENGINE DESCENDING TO HELIPORT. AUTOROTATED SHORT OF PAD. PUT OUT FIRE IN ENGINE TURBINE 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 FTW81IA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA141), Sep 7, 1981: Bell 206L-1 (N5733A), Brazoria, TX, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N5733A (1)

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

- [Accident 19811114073749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811114073749A), Nov 14, 1981: Bell 206L1 (N5733A), Cameron, LA, Substantial damage. Engine decelerated to idle RPM on takeoff. Used rotor RPM to clear trees. Cut tail boom landing. Fuel control bad.

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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