# Incident 19851118064549I: Bell 214ST, Eugene Island, LA, November 18, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1985, 15:42 local time
- Place: Eugene Island, LA
- Airport: Block 330
- Phase of flight: Tkof-Abort-Copter Vertical
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N2091E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214ST
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,120 total, 426 in this make and model, 212 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851118064549I

## Narrative

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

ADVANCED THROTTLE FOR TAKEOFF AND HEARD LOUD SNAP. VIBRATION ON SHUTDOWN. ATTACH BOLT MAIN ROTOR TO SPINDLE BROKEN.

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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