FAA incident report · Bell 206B · Mamou, LA · September 27, 1985
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Total power loss followed loud bang from engine compartment. Made autorotation to a soybean field.
TOTAL POWER LOSS FOLLOWED LOUD BANG FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MADE AUTOROTATION TO A SOYBEAN FIELD.
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.