28.4460° N, 96.4201° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Port O'Connor, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 11, 1990 · 15:15 local
Place
Port Oconnor, TX
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ALGA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3912Q
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,471 total3,040 in this make and model190 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.
Engine failed after takeoff. Autorotative landing on beach. Pc line between compressor and pc filter was broken.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. AUTOROTATIVE LANDING ON BEACH. PC LINE BETWEEN COMPRESSOR AND PC FILTER WAS BROKEN.