# Incident 19820115000359I: Bell 206L1, Decatur, GA, January 15, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1982, 15:30 local time
- Place: Decatur, GA
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.7711° N, 84.2958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7711&lon=-84.2958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2070U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2070U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 1,050 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820115000359I

## Narrative

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

ZA ENGINE SURGED, FUEL LIGHT ON. LANDED ON HIGHWAY. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

## Other reports on N2070U (1)

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

- [Incident 19820906058019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820906058019I), Sep 6, 1982: Bell 206L1 (N2070U), Savannah, GA, Minor damage. Lost RPM. Autorotated into a field. Helicopter was substantially damaged on transporting to base. Cause obscured.

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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