# Incident 19850110004879I: Bell 206B, Grand Chennier, LA, January 10, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1985, 08:39 local time
- Place: Grand Chennier, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N16640, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16640-1988-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,958 total, 1,421 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850110004879I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS. LANDED ON BEACH. CRACK FOUND IN FUEL LINE PN6875631.

## Other reports on N16640 (3)

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

- [Incident 19850131012059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850131012059I), Jan 31, 1985: Bell 206B (N16640), Cameron, LA. Engine spooled back to 38 percent N1 at cruise. Safe landing. Bleed air sensor line on compressor cracked.
- [Incident 19810616042779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810616042779I), Jun 16, 1981: Bell 206B (N16640), Sabine Pass, TX, Minor damage. Pilot attempted liftoff while still tied down, poor pre-flight.
- [Incident 19790812030609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812030609I), Aug 12, 1979: Bell 206B (N16640), Intracoastal Ci, LA. Loud explosion in flight. Needles split, engine out light came on. Failed number 6353337 compressor case halves.

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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