28.9433° N, 95.3561° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeport, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 29, 1984 · 11:35 local
Place
Freeport, TX
Airport
Brazoria Co
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N27422
Reported as
Skrsky S76
Reported engine
Allison 250C30
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,666 total83 in this make and model69 in the last 90 days
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.
Explosion noise and no 2 engine failed. Made single engine landing. Internal mechanical failure. Suspect gear shaft
As the FAA filed it
EXPLOSION NOISE AND NO 2 ENGINE FAILED. MADE SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. INTERNAL MECHANICAL FAILURE. SUSPECT GEAR SHAFT