# Incident 19850622042759I: Bell 206B, Lafayette, LA, June 22, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1985, 16:45 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65AL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65AL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,228 total, 859 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850622042759I

## Narrative

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

FLOATS DEPLOYED AND AUTOROTATION AFTER LOSS OF POWER DURING TAKEOFF. CAUSE TO BE REPORTED AFTER RECOVERY FROM WATER

## Other reports on N65AL (2)

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

- [Incident 19881218067759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881218067759I), Dec 18, 1988: Bell 206B (N65AL), Venice, LA, Minor damage. Hydraulic system surge. Turned it off. Engine losing power. Autorotation into gulf. Found chaffed hydraulic line.
- [Accident 19770422009619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770422009619A), Apr 22, 1977: Bell 206B (N65AL), Leeville, Minor damage. Workman walked into tail rotor

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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