# Incident 19811021077389I: Bell 205A1, Intercoastal Ci, LA, October 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1981, 18:35 local time
- Place: Intercoastal Ci, LA
- Airport: Exon Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N90036, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90036-1991-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 205A-1 (registry code 1181414, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- Reported engine: LYC T53*
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,134 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811021077389I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN ENGINE SURGED. CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION NOT KNOWN.

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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