# Accident 19811114073749A: Bell 206L1, Cameron, LA, November 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1981, 14:35 local time
- Place: Cameron, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7952° N, 93.2916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cameron, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7952&lon=-93.2916&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: 1,655 total, 396 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811114073749A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE DECELERATED TO IDLE RPM ON TAKEOFF. USED ROTOR RPM TO CLEAR TREES. CUT TAIL BOOM LANDING. FUEL CONTROL BAD.

## 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 FTW82DRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRD06), Nov 14, 1981: Bell 206L-1 (N5733A), Cameron, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5733A (1)

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

- [Incident 19810907087059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907087059I), Sep 7, 1981: Bell 206L1 (N5733A), Brazoria, TX, Minor damage. Explosion in engine descending to heliport. Autorotated short of pad. Put out fire in engine turbine failure.

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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