# Incident 19900413019119I: Bell 206L1, Gulf Of Mexico, TX, April 13, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1990, 07:10 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, TX
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GURA
- Aircraft: N5755N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5755N-2007-02-27) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,631 total, 500 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900413019119I

## Narrative

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

NOISE AND POWER LOSS. AUTO-ROTATED TO OFF SHORE PLATFORM. FIRST STAGE TURBINE WHEEL HAD BURST.

## Other reports on N5755N (2)

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

- [Incident 19900201006369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900201006369I), Feb 1, 1990: Bell 206L1 (N5755N), Freeport, TX, Minor damage. Made a hard landing while trying to land in parking lot. Lost left pedal effect. Spun 3 times. Entered autorotation
- [Incident 19880512021139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880512021139I), May 12, 1988: Bell 206L1 (N5755N), Freeport, TX, Minor damage. Engine RPM started to decay. Forced autorotation to ocean. Picked up by coast guard. Cause undetermined.

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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