# Incident 20110222004039I: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, Abbeville, LA, February 22, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2011, 14:25 local time
- Place: Abbeville, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.9754° N, 92.1272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abbeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9754&lon=-92.1272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2611, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2611) (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-C28 series (registry code 03022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C30 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 500 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110222004039I

## Narrative

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

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 20250723011679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250723011679A), Jul 23, 2025: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N2611), Thibodaux, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 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…
- [Accident 19880627027319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880627027319A), Jun 27, 1988: Bell 206L1 (N2611), Houma, LA, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Autorotated to a hard landing chopping off tailboom. Found water in fuel control unit.

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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