# Incident 19820208010799I: Bell 206L1, Galveston, TX, February 8, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1982, 10:00 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: High Island 536
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1069C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1069C-2000-05-16) (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 250C28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,806 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820208010799I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE DECELERATED  ON CLIMBOUT FROM A GULF OIL RIG.  HELICOPTER DESTROYED BY WAVES AND RECOVERY.

## Other reports on N1069C (1)

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

- [Accident 19800826039829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826039829A), Aug 26, 1980: Bell 206L1 (N1069C), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot made emergency landing on water. Helicopter short shaft had failed.

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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