# Incident 19890724050829I: Bell 206L1, Belle Chasse, LA, July 24, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1989, 16:40 local time
- Place: Belle Chasse, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.8587° N, 90.0033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Chasse, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8587&lon=-90.0033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3188P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3188P) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,920 total, 132 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890724050829I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE ON FINAL APPROACH. AUTOROTATED TO A CANAL. ROLLED OVER. FOUND FAILED FIRST STAGE POWER TURBINE WHEEL

## Other reports on N3188P (1)

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

- [Incident 20040507028449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040507028449I), May 7, 2004: Bell 206L1 (N3188P), New Iberia, LA, Minor damage. (-23) During a recurrent training flight, the flight crew entered a 180 degree autorotation, during the deceleration the flying pilot applied too much aft…

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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