# Accident 19900417009499A: Bell 206L, Eugene Island, LA, April 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Eugene Island, LA
- Airport: Gulf Of Mexico
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GURA
- Aircraft: N1071A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1071A-2009-10-21) (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 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 1,748 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900417009499A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER,MADE HARD WATER LANDING.

## 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 FTW90LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA096), Apr 17, 1990: Bell 206L-1 (N1071A), E. Island Blk15, no damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTINUITY IN THE COMPRESSOR SECTION OF THE ENGINE DUE TO A FATIQUE FAILURE OF THE SPUR ADAPTER GEAR SHAFT.

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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