# Accident 19840926058549A: Bell 206L1, West Delta, LA, September 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1984, 11:57 local time
- Place: West Delta, LA
- Airport: 105
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N5013F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5013F-2017-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,525 total, 850 in this make and model, 217 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA414) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840926058549A

## Narrative

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

CARBON BUILDUP IN TURBINE TO COMPRESSOR COUPLING, FAILED COUPLING. FLOATS EXTENDED TOO LATE. ROLLED OVER IN WATER.

## 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 FTW84LA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA414), Sep 26, 1984: Bell 206L-1 (N5013F), West Delta 105, 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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