29.4457° N, 90.5938° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chauvin, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 1, 1991 · 07:25 local
Place
Chauvin, LA
Airport
Houma Terrobonne Heliport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ALGA
Aircraft
N702AL
Reported as
Skrsky S76
Reported engine
Allison 250C30S
People aboard
12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,552 total3,634 in this make and model105 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.
NR2 engine torque dropped. Secured engine and returned to base. Overspeed control box had failed.
As the FAA filed it
NR2 ENGINE TORQUE DROPPED. SECURED ENGINE AND RETURNED TO BASE. OVERSPEED CONTROL BOX HAD FAILED.