# Incident 19890706039149I: Bell 206L1, July 6, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1989, 10:25 local time
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4702° N, 82.8604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4702&lon=-82.8604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2137U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2137U-1989-12-20) (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: 10,957 total, 2,291 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89IA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890706039149I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE DURING LANDING OPERATIONS. EMERGENCY AUTO ROTATION LANDING. HAD TURBINE FAILURE.

## 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 MIA89IA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA186), Jul 6, 1989: Bell 206L-1 (N2137U), Chiefland, FL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FIRST STAGE TURBINE WHEEL DISK.

## Other reports on N2137U (1)

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

- [Accident 19811006065589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811006065589A), Oct 6, 1981: Bell 206L1 (N2137U), Grand Junction, CO, Substantial damage. Owner pilot failed to arrest practice autorotation descent. Chief pilot failed to correct. Impact damaged tailboom.

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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