# Incident 19900331016249I: Bell 206L1, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, March 31, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1990, 15:50 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N1075Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1075Y) (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 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,306 total, 2,021 in this make and model, 285 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900331016249I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION AND NOISE ON ENGINE RUN UP. TAIL ROTOR SHAFT LOST ATTACHING BOLT CAUSING DRIVE SHAFT MISALIGNMNET.

## Other reports on N1075Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19941118043999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941118043999I), Nov 18, 1994: Bell 206L1 (N1075Y), Gulf Of Mexico, Minor damage. Tail rotor strike on obstruction landing on oil rig platform.
- [Accident 19841228069039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841228069039A), Dec 28, 1984: Bell 206L1 (N1075Y), Houma, LA, Substantial damage. Started up through fog but descended after conditions worsened. Made a hard landing in an open field.

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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