# Incident 19850707037229I: Bell 206L1, New Iberia, LA, July 7, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1985, 16:10 local time
- Place: New Iberia, LA
- Airport: Acadiana Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 30.0378° N, 91.8839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ACADIANA RGNL (ARA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0378&lon=-91.8839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2764F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2764F-2006-07-18) (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-C28 series (registry code 03022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,427 total, 1,655 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707037229I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PULLED PITCH AND AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER TOUCHDOWN. LANDED HARD AND MAIN ROTOR HIT TAIL ROTOR SHAFT.

## Other reports on N2764F (4)

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

- [Incident 19871212077069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871212077069I), Dec 12, 1987: Bell 206L1 (N2764F), New Iberia, LA, Minor damage. Practice autorotation. Touched down in muddy area. No ground run. Rocked on skids. Main rotor struck tail drive shaft
- [Accident 19870812046019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812046019A), Aug 12, 1987: Bell 206L1 (N2764F), New Iberia, LA, Substantial damage. The tailboom fell off during practice autorotations. Suspect pilot let rotor speed fall into resonance range.
- [Incident 19870409019359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870409019359I), Apr 9, 1987: Bell 206L1 (N2764F), New Iberia, LA, Minor damage. The helicopter landed hard during a practice autorotation after maneuvering to avoid a stake in the ground.
- [Incident 19851118067209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851118067209I), Nov 18, 1985: Bell 206L1 (N2764F), New Iberia, LA, Minor damage. Made run on type landing in rough uneven ground. Bounced with low RPM and main rotor struck vertical fin, tailboom.

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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