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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · Abbeville, LA · February 22, 2011

Date: February 22, 2011 · 14:25 local
Place: Abbeville, LA
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2611
Reported as: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1
Reported engine: Allison 250-C30 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,750 total500 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

N2611Registered now · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1S/N 45417 · Built 1980 Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 Engine modelAllison 250-C28 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While performing a maintenance operation check flight after the engine hot section had been removed and reinstalled the night before, the engine failed (quit) during climp out. The pilot autorotated onto a hard surface road without further incident. Minor damage was done to the aircraft when the main rotor blades contacted the tail rotor drive shaft cover and the shaft itself. No injuries were reported. Engine was torn down and the damaged engine parts were sent off to be analyzed by a thrid party.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PERFORMING A MAINTENANCE OPERATION CHECK FLIGHT AFTER THE ENGINE HOT SECTION HAD BEEN REMOVED AND REINSTALLED THE NIGHT BEFORE, THE ENGINE FAILED (QUIT) DURING CLIMP OUT. THE PILOT AUTOROTATED ONTO A HARD SURFACE ROAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT COVER AND THE SHAFT ITSELF. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ENGINE WAS TORN DOWN AND THE DAMAGED ENGINE PARTS WERE SENT OFF TO BE ANALYZED BY A THRID PARTY.

Other reports on N2611 · 2

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

Accident 20250723011679AManeuver · Thibodaux, LAOn July 23, 2025, about 0630 central daylight time, a Bell 206L-1 helicopter, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Thibodaux, Louisiana. The operator reported the accident occurred during the first flight of the day while the pilot was…Jul 23, 2025 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Accident 19880627027319APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Houma, LAEngine quit en route. Autorotated to a hard landing chopping off tailboom. Found water in fuel control unit.Jun 27, 1988 · Substantial damage