# Accident 19851005054749A: Bell 206L, Islamorada, FL, October 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1985, 09:20 local time
- Place: Islamorada, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.9199° N, 80.6299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.9199&lon=-80.6299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,799 total, 704 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851005054749A

## Narrative

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

PC AIRLINE FAILED AT ATTACH POINT TO COMPRESSOR SCROLL, CAUSED POWER LOSS.  DITCHED IN THE OCEAN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA86LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA004), Oct 5, 1985: Bell 206L (N60C), Islamorada, FL, substantial damage

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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