# Incident 19870601035919I: Bell 206L1, Fourchon, LA, June 1, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1987, 13:50 local time
- Place: Fourchon, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N2756A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,760 total, 1,427 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870601035919I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FELT A BINDING IN CYCLIC AFTER TAKEOFF.  AUTOROTATED TO WATER.  CAUSE OF BIND UNDETERMINED.

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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