# Incident 19910118008559I: Bell 206L1, Houma, LA, January 18, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1991, 12:25 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2755N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2755N-2002-02-05) (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 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,726 total, 1,116 in this make and model, 234 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910118008559I

## Narrative

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

POWER LOST ON DESCENT. EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROAD. UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE.

## Other reports on N2755N (1)

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

- [Accident 20010805038149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010805038149A), Aug 5, 2001: Bell 206L1 (N2755N), No damage. (-23) Upon approach for landing, on short final, aircraft made an uncommanded yaw to the right. Pilot attempted to turn right to stop yaw and maneuvered away…

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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