# Accident 19821122059649A: Bell 206B, Buccaneer, TX, November 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1982, 11:02 local time
- Place: Buccaneer, TX
- Airport: Block 269
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N144AL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,887 total, 3,504 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821122059649A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AND A HARD NOSE LOW CONTACT WITH WATER WAS MADE. BALL SEPARATOR CAGE MOUNTED ON GEAR SHAFT BROKE.

## 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 FTW83FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA043), Nov 22, 1982: Bell 206B (N144AL), Buccaneer Oil F, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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