# Incident 19871223075319I: Bell 206L1, St Martinville, LA, December 23, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1987, 11:15 local time
- Place: St Martinville, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1278° N, 91.8308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Martinville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1278&lon=-91.8308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77SU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,366 total, 350 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871223075319I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SURGED DURING TEST FLIGHT FOR BLADE TRACKING. EMERGENCY LANDING SKIDDING 40 FEET. TAILBOOM SKIDS DAMAGED.

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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