# Accident 19870812046019A: Bell 206L1, New Iberia, LA, August 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1987, 09:00 local time
- Place: New Iberia, LA
- Airport: Acadiana Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 30.0006° N, 91.8105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0006&lon=-91.8105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2764F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2764F-2006-07-18) (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-C28 series (registry code 03022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,250 total, 3,227 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812046019A

## Narrative

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

THE TAILBOOM FELL OFF DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATIONS. SUSPECT PILOT LET ROTOR SPEED FALL INTO RESONANCE RANGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW87LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA195), Aug 12, 1987: Bell 206L-1 (N2764F), New Iberia, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2764F (4)

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

- [Incident 19871212077069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871212077069I), Dec 12, 1987: Bell 206L1 (N2764F), New Iberia, LA, Minor damage. Practice autorotation. Touched down in muddy area. No ground run. Rocked on skids. Main rotor struck tail drive shaft
- [Incident 19870409019359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870409019359I), Apr 9, 1987: Bell 206L1 (N2764F), New Iberia, LA, Minor damage. The helicopter landed hard during a practice autorotation after maneuvering to avoid a stake in the ground.
- [Incident 19851118067209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851118067209I), Nov 18, 1985: Bell 206L1 (N2764F), New Iberia, LA, Minor damage. Made run on type landing in rough uneven ground. Bounced with low RPM and main rotor struck vertical fin, tailboom.
- [Incident 19850707037229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707037229I), Jul 7, 1985: Bell 206L1 (N2764F), New Iberia, LA, Minor damage. Student pulled pitch and aircraft became airborne after touchdown. Landed hard and main rotor hit tail rotor shaft.

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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