# Incident 20061006023119I: Bell 206L4, Abbeville, LA, October 6, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2006, 13:45 local time
- Place: Abbeville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.9693° N, 92.1195° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9693&lon=-92.1195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N266AL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L4
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,808 total, 743 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07IA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07IA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061006023119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSPECTORS STATEMENT FROM PASSENGERS INTERVIEWS: AIRCRAFT LANDED AT VERMILLION EAST 156; WHILE LOADING THEIR BAGGAGE BOTH PASSENGERS RECALL SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING, BUT PAID LITTLE ATTENTION TO IT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO INTRACOASTAL CITY (ICY) UPON ARRIVAL;ONE PASSENGER OF TWO DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE THE OTHER PASSENGER REMAINED IN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE PILOT DURING SHUTDOWN. AS THE TWO DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER SHUTDOWN, THEY NOTICED FLAMES AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WAS OPENED AND WHILE THE PILOT RETRIEVED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER THE PASSENGER REMOVED ITEMS FROM THE COMPARTMENT AS TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, HOWEVER SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE HAD ALREADY BEEN CAUSED BY THE FIRE.

## 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 DFW07IA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07IA018), Oct 6, 2006: Bell 206-L4 (N266AL), Abbeville, LA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A fire in the baggage area for undetermined reasons.

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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