30.2266° N, 93.2174° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 14, 1986 · 09:15 local
Place
Lake Charles, LA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N387EH
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,455 total10 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On final the engine spooled down and surged. Water found in the fuel filter, fuel pump and fuel tank.
As the FAA filed it
ON FINAL THE ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN AND SURGED. WATER FOUND IN THE FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP AND FUEL TANK.