# Incident 19890702036799I: Bell 206L1, Cameron, LA, July 2, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1989, 18:00 local time
- Place: Cameron, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GURA
- Location: 29.7952° N, 93.2916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cameron, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7952&lon=-93.2916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2773A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2773A-2000-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 650 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702036799I

## Narrative

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

INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE ON AN OFF SHORE APPROACH. ENTERED AUTOROTATION AND LANDED IN WATER. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N2773A (1)

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

- [Accident 19970601046809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970601046809A), Jun 1, 1997: Bell 206L1 (N2773A), Intracoastalcit, LA, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On June 1, 1997, approximately 1125 central daylight time, a midair collision occurred between N115AL, a Bell 206B helicopter, registered to and operated…

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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