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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Sabine Pass, TX · April 22, 1981

Date
April 22, 1981 · 08:15 local
Place
Sabine Pass, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2757C
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81IA076
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,686 total668 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Compressor stall en route over gluf. Made safe water landing. Found fatigue failed compressor blade.

As the FAA filed it

COMPRESSOR STALL EN ROUTE OVER GLUF. MADE SAFE WATER LANDING. FOUND FATIGUE FAILED COMPRESSOR BLADE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.