# Accident 19820808055229A: Bell 206B, Grand Isle, LA, August 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1982, 12:45 local time
- Place: Grand Isle, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.2403° N, 89.9808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2403&lon=-89.9808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59504, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59504-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,485 total, 247 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820808055229A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FREEWHEELING SHAFT FAILURE. PILOT MADE AUTOROTATION LANDING IN WATER NEAR DRILLING PLATFORM.

## 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 FTW82DA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA323), Aug 8, 1982: Bell 206B (N59504), Grand Isle, LA, destroyed

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.