# Accident 19820422010619A: Bell 206L1, Cameron, LA, April 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1982, 10:30 local time
- Place: Cameron, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7909° N, 93.2895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7909&lon=-93.2895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2138Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2138Y-2014-12-02) (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-C28 series (registry code 03022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,033 total, 196 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820422010619A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY. POPPED FLOATS BEFORE HITTING WATER IN A RIGHT SPIN. FLOATED INVERTED. BLADE DEBONDING.

## 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 FTW82DA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA144), Apr 22, 1982: Bell 206L-1 (N2138Y), Cameron, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2138Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20010323007209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010323007209A), Mar 23, 2001: Bell 206L1 (N2138Y), Tyre, NY, No damage. (-23)On 3-23-01, pilot [privacy data omitted] and passenger [privacy data omitted], departed in N2183Y, a Bell 206 L1, s/n 45639, operated by EMS air services,…

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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