# Accident 19830627027109A: Bell 206L1, Lafayette, LA, June 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1983, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2050° N, 91.9878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2050&lon=-91.9878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3904L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,993 total, 1,274 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830627027109A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON CLIMBOUT. HARD AUTOROTATION PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. MECHANIC OVERTIGHTENED NUT ON THROTTLE.

## 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 FTW83LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA297), Jun 27, 1983: Bell 206L-1 (N3904L), Lafayette, LA, substantial damage

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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