# Accident 19851023052949A: Bell 206B, Port O Connor, TX, October 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1985, 09:00 local time
- Place: Port O Connor, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERAA
- Location: 28.4410° N, 96.4895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4410&lon=-96.4895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N376EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N376EH-1990-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,769 total, 452 in this make and model, 227 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LRG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851023052949A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING CRUISE. AUTOROTATION TO AREA OF SAND DUNES AND GULLIES. AIR SENSING LINE DISCONNECTED.

## 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 FTW86LRG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRG01), Oct 23, 1985: Bell 206B (N376EH), Port O'Conner, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N376EH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800209002171A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800209002171A), Feb 9, 1980: Bell 206B (N376EH), Friendswood, TX, Substantial damage. Leaned down to tune radio. Collided with another helicopter in cruise flight. Landed safely.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.