# Incident 19900509030509I: Bell 206L1, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, May 9, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1990, 07:05 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N1075W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1075W) (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-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,878 total, 343 in this make and model, 228 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900509030509I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT, LANDED SAFELY. RESISTOR ON INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS RHEOSTAT OVERHEATED AND BURNED.

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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