FAA incident report · Bell 206L1 · Houston, TX · September 19, 1984
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Loud bang in engine on climbout. Engine surged and clutch disengaged. Autorotated to an open area.
LOUD BANG IN ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. ENGINE SURGED AND CLUTCH DISENGAGED. AUTOROTATED TO AN OPEN AREA.