# Accident 19811205077819A: Bell 206L1, South Pass, LA, December 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1981, 14:38 local time
- Place: South Pass, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 28.9947° N, 89.1428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Pass, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9947&lon=-89.1428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57494 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,640 total, 940 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811205077819A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING AUTOROTATION AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. N1 TACH GENERATOR DRIVE SHAFT WAS FOUND SHEARED.

## 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 FTW82DA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA029), Dec 5, 1981: Bell 206L-1 (N57494), Gulf Of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean), substantial damage

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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