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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206L-1 · Freeport, TX · May 12, 1988

Date: May 12, 1988 · 08:09 local
Place: Freeport, TX
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: GURA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5755N
Reported as: Bell 206L1
Reported engine: Allison 250C28B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,279 total332 in this make and model191 in the last 90 days

N5755NRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2007 · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1S/N 45535 · Built 1980 Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 Engine modelAllison 250 SER 250HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

Engine RPM started to decay. Forced autorotation to ocean. Picked up by coast guard. Cause undetermined.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE RPM STARTED TO DECAY. FORCED AUTOROTATION TO OCEAN. PICKED UP BY COAST GUARD. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

Other reports on N5755N · 2

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

Incident 19900413019119IAutorot Descent (Rotorcraft) · Gulf Of Mexico, TXNoise and power loss. Auto-rotated to off shore platform. First stage turbine wheel had burst.Apr 13, 1990 Incident 19900201006369IPwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Freeport, TXMade a hard landing while trying to land in parking lot. Lost left pedal effect. Spun 3 times. Entered autorotationFeb 1, 1990 · Minor damage