# Accident 19941129039879A: Bell 206B, Natchitoches, LA, November 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1994, 14:32 local time
- Place: Natchitoches, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7508° N, 93.0897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7508&lon=-93.0897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2183P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941129039879A

## Narrative

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

TEST FLIGHT. LOST POWER. HAD HISTORY COMPRESSOR STALLS. DEFERRED INSPECTION. ENGINE STALLED. STATOR VANES ERRODED.

## 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 FTW95LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA056), Nov 29, 1994: Bell 206B (N2183P), Natchitoches, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE DELAYED FLARE AND THE IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. FACTORS WERE THE OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES BY THE OPERATOR AND THE PILOT, DELAYED MAINTENANCE, AND, AN…

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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