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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell 206B · Intracoastal Ci, LA · August 12, 1979

Date: August 12, 1979 · 13:30 local
Place: Intracoastal Ci, LA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ALG
Aircraft: N16640
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,441 total444 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N16640Registration cancelled Oct 6, 1988 · Bell 206BS/N 2074 Airframe modelBell 206B

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Loud explosion in flight. Needles split, engine out light came on. Failed number 6353337 compressor case halves.

As the FAA filed it

LOUD EXPLOSION IN FLIGHT. NEEDLES SPLIT, ENGINE OUT LIGHT CAME ON. FAILED NUMBER 6353337 COMPRESSOR CASE HALVES.

Other reports on N16640 · 3

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

Incident 19850131012059IPwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Cameron, LAEngine spooled back to 38 percent N1 at cruise. Safe landing. Bleed air sensor line on compressor cracked.Jan 31, 1985 Incident 19850110004879IPwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Grand Chennier, LAExperienced power loss. Landed on beach. Crack found in fuel line PN6875631.Jan 10, 1985 · Minor damage Incident 19810616042779IAerial Taxi To Tkof/Rtrcrft · Sabine Pass, TXPilot attempted liftoff while still tied down, poor pre-flight.Jun 16, 1981 · Minor damage