# Incident 19860516034309I: Bell 206L1, Pigeon, LA, May 16, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1986, 12:40 local time
- Place: Pigeon, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0769° N, 91.2996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pigeon, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0769&lon=-91.2996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4846 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 730 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860516034309I

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS AT CRUISE. AUTOROTATION WITH DAMAGE TO MAIN ROTOR, TAIL BOOM AND DRIVE SHAFT. DEFECT TO BE REPORTED.

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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