# Incident 19850514027809I: Bell 206L, Galveston, TX, May 14, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1985, 07:38 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16751, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16751-1997-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,598 total, 37 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850514027809I

## Narrative

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

LOUD NOISE FROM ENGINE AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED WITH FLOATS, BOAT TOWED AIRCRAFT TO RIG. SECOND STAGE COMPRESSOR INOP.

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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