# Accident 19851007049699A: Bell 206L1, Tomball, TX, October 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1985, 08:10 local time
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DHLA
- Location: 30.0909° N, 95.6099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0909&lon=-95.6099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515EH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,333 total, 3,444 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851007049699A

## Narrative

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

TURBINE COUPLER FAILED FROM METAL FATIGUE. AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED FROM HARD TOUCHDOWN DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 FTW86FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA007), Oct 7, 1985: Bell 206L-1 (N515EH), Tomball, TX, 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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