# Incident 19860327013679I: Bell 206L1, Freeport, TX, March 27, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1986, 06:30 local time
- Place: Freeport, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 28.9433° N, 95.3561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeport, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9433&lon=-95.3561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27554, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27554-2024-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,918 total, 430 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860327013679I

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH TIE DOWN STILL ATTACHED. TIE DOWN POINT BROKE AND AIRCRAFT LANDED BACK ON THE RIG.

## Other reports on N27554 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790528015929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790528015929A), May 28, 1979: Bell 206L (N27554), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Helicopter made tail low approach to helipad, caught tail rotor guard on safety wire netting, recovered/landed ok.

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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