# Incident 19850728050989I: Bell 206L1, Grand Chenier, LA, July 28, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1985, 12:25 local time
- Place: Grand Chenier, LA
- Airport: Grand Chenier
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.7669° N, 92.9751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Chenier, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7669&lon=-92.9751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5740L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,403 total, 119 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850728050989I

## Narrative

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

ODOR DETECTED AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED AND PUT OUT SMALL FIRE AROUND BATTERY RELAY.

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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