# Accident 19830727040639A: Bell 206B3, Venice, LA, July 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1983, 17:50 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Airport: Venice
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.2704° N, 89.3506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2704&lon=-89.3506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2268X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2268X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,283 total, 699 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA371) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830727040639A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING DURING AUTOROTATION. PILOT COULD NOT CONTROL POWER.

## 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 FTW83LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA371), Jul 27, 1983: Bell 206B (N2268X), Venice, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2268X (1)

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

- [Incident 19911220061459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911220061459I), Dec 20, 1991: Bell 206B (N2268X), Winnie, TX, Minor damage. Struck a wire hidden by trees while flying at low altitude checking pipe line and powerlines. Landed safely.

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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