# Incident 19820905052579I: Bell 206B, Morgan City, LA, September 5, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1982, 06:55 local time
- Place: Morgan City, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7103° N, 91.1915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7103&lon=-91.1915&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2616 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820905052579I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. PILOT AUTOROTATED TO THE WATER. LEFT FLOAT DID NOT INFLATE PROPERLY. AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER

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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