# NTSB FTW81FA082: Bell 206L-1, N2774V, Angleton, TX, April 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1981
- Place: Angleton, TX · ANGLETON, TX
- Location: 29.1718° N, 95.4293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angleton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1718&lon=-95.4293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126328
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FA082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0871  81/4/29  NR.ANGLETON,TX        BELL 206L-1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N2774V              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 50, 14000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEARLAND,TX                 FREEPORT,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: SEALS,AIR-OIL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CONTACT BETWEEN LARGE DIAMETER REAR SUPPORT SEAL & IMPELLER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2774V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2774V-2010-07-22), registration cancelled 2010-07-22, S/N 45308, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-1
- Registry model: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250-C28 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (registry code 03022, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810429020689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810429020689A), Apr 29, 1981: Bell 206L1, Angleton, TX, Substantial damage. Had vibration, made hard autorotation landing. Found impellor blades rubbing housing. No cause for landing.

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.

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