# Accident 19890602014279A: Bell 206L1, Abbeville, LA, June 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1989, 07:00 local time
- Place: Abbeville, LA
- Airport: Abbeville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9704° N, 92.1199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9704&lon=-92.1199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N992PT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890602014279A

## Narrative

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

DURING PRACTICE AUTO ROTATION LANDING TO TAXIWAY HAD TO DIVERT DUE TO PEOPLE ON TAXIWAY. ROTOR DECAY. HARD LANDING.

## 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 FTW89LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA106), Jun 2, 1989: Bell 206L (N992PT), Abbeville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: PERSON(S) IN THE INTENDED EMERGENCY LANDING AREA AND SOFT TERRAIN WHERE THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN.

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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