# Incident 19850729042509I: Bell 206L1, Venice, LA, July 29, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1985, 16:20 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Airport: Venice
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1073W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1073W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 214B-1 (registry code 1182105, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-214b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T5508D (registry code 41609, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t5508d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,285 total, 3,079 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850729042509I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED EXPLOSIVELY ON TAKEOFF AUTOROTATION WITHOUT DAMAGE. FOUND FAILED TURBINE WHEEL.

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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