# Accident 19850122001309A: Bell 206L1, Lafayette, LA, January 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1985, 14:45 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2392° N, 91.9895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2392&lon=-91.9895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2762X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2762X-2013-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,478 total, 75 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850122001309A

## Narrative

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

NUNBER 2 COMPRESSOR BEARING FAILED.  LED TO POWER FAILURE. CRASH OCCURRED DURING AUTOROTATION LANDING.

## 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 FTW85FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA100), Jan 22, 1985: Bell 206L-1 (N2762X), 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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