# Accident 19880627027319A: Bell 206L1, Houma, LA, June 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1988, 13:03 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5791° N, 90.8104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5791&lon=-90.8104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2611, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2611) (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 250C28B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DRD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRD10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880627027319A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. AUTOROTATED TO A HARD LANDING CHOPPING OFF TAILBOOM. FOUND WATER IN FUEL CONTROL UNIT.

## 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 FTW88DRD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRD10), Jun 27, 1988: Bell 206L-1 (N2611), Houma, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2611 (2)

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

- [Accident 20250723011679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250723011679A), Jul 23, 2025: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N2611), Thibodaux, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On July 23, 2025, about 0630 central daylight time, a Bell 206L-1 helicopter, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Thibodaux, Louisiana. The…
- [Incident 20110222004039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110222004039I), Feb 22, 2011: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N2611), Abbeville, LA, Minor damage. While performing a maintenance operation check flight after the engine hot section had been removed and reinstalled the night before, the engine failed (quit)…

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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