# Incident 19920815039499I: Bell 206L1, Venice, LA, August 15, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1992, 06:30 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Airport: Air Logistics (Venice) N Heli
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.3019° N, 89.3745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Air Logistics (Venice) N Heliport (45LA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3019&lon=-89.3745&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5742H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5742H-2003-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,523 total, 934 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920815039499I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DOING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. INTENDED TO STOP AT HIGH HOVER. MISJUDGED ALTITUDE. TAIL STINGER HIT GROUND.

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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